SOLD 1908 Painted Folk Art Clay Pipe with Hearts and Animals and More writing tool perfect for perching as well

perfect for perching as well as stopping a door

7” t x 4 1/4” w (4 1/2” w at stairs)

I think it would also be happy attached to a post and stuck outside in the garden to keep watch over the veggies

I believe the wood is likely walnut

SOLD 1908 Painted Folk Art Clay Pipe with Hearts and Animals and More writing tool perfect for perching as wellI don't have a pipe stand so forgive the photos of this pipe, which do it no justice it's really one of my favorite things I found at Brimfield, reminding me a lot of early flash art for tattoos, and with a wonderful presence and richer color to the painting on it than photos convey. On one side it is dated 1908, with a heart below, and on the other a bird and a leaf. On the front (outside facing) end of the pipe bowl is a big red heart with an arrow