Expressionistically Painted Duck Folk Art Doorstop, c. 1930s wooden snuff box 12 3/4" x 10 1/2"

12 3/4" x 10 1/2" framed

upon seeing (and perhaps coveting) that one

and then what look like stand alone blue pockets against the creamy white body

concision and charm

poise and pride of the goose

Expressionistically Painted Duck Folk Art Doorstop, c. 1930s wooden snuff box 12 3/4" x 10 1/2"One sees lots of old handmade wooden doorstops of a similar manner, especially featuring dogs, but I'm not sure I've ever seem one executed is such a painterly, expressionistic manner as this wonderful duck. Indeed, it is so warmly and specifically done, I have to think the subject was wandering about nearby as this was made! 6" tall and in very good condition. Some paint loss on the green stop but just a bit on the duck itself, and a little cracking