C. 1940s Mechanical (Magic!) Cigar Fan, with Heart Studded Flowers kitschy or smoke painting

or smoke painting

Oil on wood panel

beautiful studio) in Worcester

feeling very much like a line drawing in space

and feels a lot like my favorite sort of 19th century naive schoolgirl watercolor come to life

C. 1940s Mechanical (Magic!) Cigar Fan, with Heart Studded Flowers kitschy or smoke paintingBeyond the novelty of this, as a cigar that opens to a fan, is the great delight of actually enacting that transformation, by slowly sliding the top upward; it feels akin, I would imagine, to pulling a rabbit from a hat! I also quite like the transformation of a phallic object into a full, crenulated, heart studded pink one! And closing it back up is equally satisfying. 5 1 4 l closed; 12 1 4 l open. Very good condition. C. 1940s or so, I believe.