Sweet Little Antique Handmade Key Hole Saw with Fat Handle straight edges I believe original gold gessoed

I believe original gold gessoed frame with wood back

hand-dyed wool

The smallest

in great shape with a nice dry wood patina

probably not all that far from whence it came

Sweet Little Antique Handmade Key Hole Saw with Fat Handle straight edges I believe original gold gessoedThis tiny saw I plucked along with the heart clamp and stair saw also listed today from a small trove and an antique shop in Midcoast Maine that I think all came from one collection. I think it could be called a pad saw, or keyhole saw, but it's an especially small one, made long ago for a very specific job I would guess. I'm not at all a tool expert, but I do appreciate a sculpturally satisfying, well designed thing when I see one, especially one