Wonderful Old Handmade Penguin Doorstop with Alligator Paint signed pottery vase with just a very small

with just a very small amount of loosening/loss of the embroidery in a couple of spots (as documented in photos)

it will flatten out and will be shipped flat

both as an object

a little red and green paint on the rim

and a pretty magical portrayal of the universe

Wonderful Old Handmade Penguin Doorstop with Alligator Paint signed pottery vase with just a very smallThis could be my very favorite old wooden cutout doorstop ever. 1. It's a penguin. 2. The flapping position of the flippers. 3. The feet. 4. The paint job, including this great painterly use of gray for outlining and shading the belly. And 5, perhaps best of all, the alligatoring of the creamy white paint and just terrific overall wear and aging. Really a warm, charming, satisfying thing. 7 3 4" tall x 8" wide x 4 1 4" d. Great structural condition.