Wonderful Old Handmade Penguin Doorstop with Alligator Paint signed pottery vase both as an object

both as an object

I purchased it at the estate sale of a family of artists who had many wonderful things

The reverse is great as well

who I think quite charmed the artist as he sketched them nearly 200 years ago

Wonderful Old Handmade Penguin Doorstop with Alligator Paint signed pottery vase both as an objectThis could be my very favorite old wooden cutout doorstop ever. 1. It's a penguin. 2. The flapping position of the flippers. 3. The feet. 4. The paint job, including this great painterly use of gray for outlining and shading the belly. And 5, perhaps best of all, the alligatoring of the creamy white paint and just terrific overall wear and aging. Really a warm, charming, satisfying thing. 7 3 4" tall x 8" wide x 4 1 4" d. Great structural condition.