NO STOPS, Stencil Painted Enamel on Iron Sign abstract expressionist painting Great little ears too

Great little ears too

just inside

I'd wear it as the pendant on a necklace (this egg screws tight to keep the chick secure inside)

found at my favorite family owned cabinet of old wonders and curiosities sort of a shop in New Hampshire this week

but I believe early 1990s

NO STOPS, Stencil Painted Enamel on Iron Sign abstract expressionist painting Great little ears tooI find the bold black stencil painted lettering against creamy white ground on this old sign very beautiful, framed perfectly with that painterly band of peachy orange across the top and angle of rust yielding to orange along the bottom. (As if the sign came to a skidding stop one and never again!) To my eye and mind, an excellent declaration of determination and resolve and no futzing around! Nice. 17" x 5". Enamel on iron, with paint loss rust along