Charming Painted Chalkware Horse Incense Holder fishing knife how I love this plate

how I love this plate

which most likely dates from the mid-20th century

with ribbed areas at four points giving it a bit of tooth

I find these mini pool balls aesthetically satisfying in the same way I do old clay marbles -- just great looking

Charming Painted Chalkware Horse Incense Holder fishing knife how I love this plateA wonderful little painted chalkware horse, and an incense holder to boot. I find chalkware, which I believe this is, a bit hard to date and to place in terms of origin this has a bit of the feel of Mexican folk art to me, but is also similar in manner to early American chalkware pieces I have found of horses and deer and cats, etc. My guess is it has some age but the spattered paint on it suggests a certain lack of fineness; I am pricing just based