SOLD Fabulous c. 1950s Folk Art Make Do Salt and Pepper Shakers with Painted Cats Emile Bluteau duck as in certain light the

as in certain light the corners appear shinier

irregular pattern of small hand-forged nails and a terrific dry wood patina

and quite tender in its humility

Since finding a bundle of antique seaweed pressings from the Isle of Wight a few months ago

the plate is clean with no wipe marks

SOLD Fabulous c. 1950s Folk Art Make Do Salt and Pepper Shakers with Painted Cats Emile Bluteau duck as in certain light theThe existence of these crazy things makes me super happy. They were created from full sized glass soda bottles one Sun Crest Orange Soda, the other Hires Root Beer, both c. 1950s with a few holes punched into the caps to turn them into (very large) salt and pepper shakers. I assume they are both meant to be cats, though the Salt looks a bit like a raccoon, too. Their size and their make do resourcefulness makes me think perhaps they worn born at a