Wonderful Antique Folk Art Carved and Painted Figure with Fishing Pole Jeff Brown pottery 5 1/2" across at base

5 1/2" across at base

stamped again on the reverse side

with a screw still in the base

which are covered with clear plastic

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 5 1/2" across at baseI 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