SOLD Stoic but Very Sweet Old Scratch Made House Shaped Bank for Maryann metal mold but what I love most

but what I love most is the bright red of this Dutch couple's lips

These are tethered to the scrap wood handle with wire wound round and round in to my eye a really beautiful way

Matte green glazed Arts and Crafts pottery continues to call to me like a magnet

Great fun to configure

SOLD Stoic but Very Sweet Old Scratch Made House Shaped Bank for Maryann metal mold but what I love mostLove at first sight with this one photos do no justice, but it is heavy for its size and of a nice scale; an object with a real presence. Of course what first sold me was the brass MARYANN over the front door surely indicating that this bank was the creation of a father or grandfather for their much beloved girl. And a one off, scratch made creation I am sure, with the chimney doubling as a coin slot and the hinged front door opening wide to fetch