Black Handmade Wooden Cat Bookend dog sled Pretty great just hung on

Pretty great just hung on the wall though

3 3/4” tall and 3 3/4" in diameter at widest

Through posture (in stark contrast to the lounging men above)

imparting tales to the children or grandchildren she balances in her arms

Signed Olin Dows

Black Handmade Wooden Cat Bookend dog sled Pretty great just hung onThis sweet old handmade wooden black cat, made into a bookend at some point long ago, is one of my very favorite recent finds; just perfect. It's maker who signed it J. F. on the front below a few white paint strokes (I am not entirely sure whether these are meant to detail its tail, or paws or ??) took the trouble to drill holes through the wood in order to stitch through its little pink nose and those great button eyes, and then added the perfect,