Wonderful Antique Folk Art Carved and Painted Figure with Fishing Pole Jeff Brown pottery stamped again on the reverse

stamped again on the reverse side

which are covered with clear plastic

the stoneware vessel itself feels Japanese

though have not found another like it

I think Chas must have be a pretty privileged child to have such a fine slate

Wonderful Antique Folk Art Carved and Painted Figure with Fishing Pole Jeff Brown pottery stamped again on the reverseI find this very old, small carved figure extraordinarily beautiful, equally in terms of form and fantastically aged surface, with pale yellow paint on the face and gorgeous blue green for the shirt, which still pops. I believe it was probably once part of a whirlygig, with a screw still in the base, which is nailed to the inside bottom of the legs, and via which it would have attached it to a larger structure. The upper body of the figure is attached