Double Sided Hand-painted Old Wooden FOR SALE Sign wood design light wear ad fraying along

light wear ad fraying along spine and bottom edge largely visible from the back side

hand-painted with silver and gold flowers and arrows in relief

with the owl used as a symbol to welcome good luck and good fortune

only enhanced by wear

it is uncertain exactly the purpose they served

Double Sided Hand-painted Old Wooden FOR SALE Sign wood design light wear ad fraying alongI purchased this great old double sided FOR SALE sign from the estate of a doctor and avid sign collector in Rochester, New Hampshire, and think it's a real beauty and wonderfully direct; this would work pretty much anywhere! The creamy white paint is perfectly (gorgeously!) cracked but stable (there's a bit of old chipping along the top edge, but no more seems to be coming off at this point) and the black lettering is carefully done but a bit