Antique Mahogony Painter's Palette Scheurich Keramik vase I found this charming little

I found this charming little wooden Japanese Kokeshi-type boy on turtle in a box of odds and ends at the estate sale of a man who had served in Japan during WWII and brought a lot back with him

which I'm discovering were produced in some variety including many as free give aways

but it certainly carries the pride of James Williams

perhaps to keep nearby for one needs a little motivation to get going

12" long x 2 1/4" wide x 2 1/2" tall

Antique Mahogony Painter's Palette Scheurich Keramik vase I found this charming littleIt's nice to find beautiful old painter's palette's caked in thick layers of oil paint, but quite often ones I come across feel composed rather than product of an actual painter's process. This lovely old one, mahogany I believe, was at some point cleaned scraped down on the used side, leaving it ready for a painter to put to work again, or to use itself as a blank canvas of sorts, or just to hang on the wall exactly as it is. It's in great shape, no