Old Red Zig Zag Edged 212 Wooden Sign brick painting Klijn's work has been offered

Klijn's work has been offered at auction multiple times

larger pedestal: 2 5/8" t

I believe these blocks were part of a larger boxed Color Cubes set

The glass bottle and interior rim around are stained black from years of use

One of the things I love most about old folk carved whimsies is that even when representing fairly common forms -- chain links

Old Red Zig Zag Edged 212 Wooden Sign brick painting Klijn's work has been offeredWhen I spotted this old sign, I immediately thought not of what I'm sure was its original function as a house number, but rather of the original, now impossible to attain 212 Manhattan area code. So I grabbed it for a longtime New Yorker to hang proudly, I hope or perhaps for a former Manhattanite like me, for whom 212 immediately provokes nostalgia for younger days in NYC, forever a core part of one's identity! Of a great scale at 25 inches long x 11