Redheaded Woman in Fur Old Folk Art Wooden Doorstop handmade chess board in the late 19th century

in the late 19th century

This hand-carved bird

On its 32 sides are the spelled out numbers 1-10 and pictures representing each letter of the alphabet

which I think could be pretty easily vacuumed out with a dust buster

and I don't believe it's design could be improved upon at all

Redheaded Woman in Fur Old Folk Art Wooden Doorstop handmade chess board in the late 19th centuryThere are a lot of old handmade wooden doorstops out there, but this is the first I've seen painted with a woman like this one, who most definitely seems capable of holding any door in place, though it does really feel that one should be opening the door for her! I especially love her red hair and wide hat, and the lines of her fur trimmed cape, which themselves seem to gesture: open, open! 7 7 8" t x 4" w x 3 7 8" w. A little paint loss but overall