Black Handmade Wooden Cat Bookend Teppich brass figurines A truly charming handmade wood

A truly charming handmade wood painted ow

The pendant is marked with 925

making it easy to get at whatever is stored inside

who had a fantastic collection of iconic mid-century furniture

but have a slight hunch they may be Korean and would guess they date from the 1940s or early 50s

Black Handmade Wooden Cat Bookend Teppich brass figurines A truly charming handmade woodThis sweet old handmade wooden black cat, made into a bookend at some point long ago, is one of my very favorite recent finds; just perfect. It's maker who signed it J. F. on the front below a few white paint strokes (I am not entirely sure whether these are meant to detail its tail, or paws or ??) took the trouble to drill holes through the wood in order to stitch through its little pink nose and those great button eyes, and then added the perfect,