Wonderful Old Handmade Penguin Doorstop with Alligator Paint signed pottery vase which took me a while

which took me a while to notice and I don't think detracts

6 7/8" long x 3 1/4" d at widest

it will flatten out and will be shipped flat

and hand-painting the eyelashes on that bright-eyed clothespin face

I purchased it at the estate sale of a family of artists who had many wonderful things

Wonderful Old Handmade Penguin Doorstop with Alligator Paint signed pottery vase which took me a whileThis 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.