William Palmer 1920s Art Deco Textile Design aluminum tray From the stoic expression on

From the stoic expression on her face to way she clasps her arms behind her back

I can't see that their is any wood that has been lost

This is a really lovely old hand-stitched leather (cowhide I believe) covered Waverly cigarette tin

Another lovely bud vase

There is a second similar horse drawing (actually two drawings

William Palmer 1920s Art Deco Textile Design aluminum tray From the stoic expression onThis is a gorgeous hand painted watercolor textile design, mounted to black rag paper, by William Palmer, c. late 1920s, likely done when he was in school. Very Art Deco, with a strong Cubist influence as well; I'd like to think the repeating fragment of a guitar is an homage to Picasso! Palmer (1906 1987) was born in Des Moines, studied at the Art Students League in NYC under Thomas Hart Benton among others, and studied fresco painting at the Ecole