Marvelous Old Green Painted Folk Art Bootjack with Pointer Dog fungus conk I just picked up six

I just picked up six of these brilliantly colorful pattern paintings on lightweight board and think they are just gorgeous

I found these three together

with great deeply carved decorative details for the brim as well as the top of the hat

I don't believe it is very old (I found another with the same fox and a pewter lid being sold online by a German importer)

And the grain of the wood creates concentric circles at the center of each ball

Marvelous Old Green Painted Folk Art Bootjack with Pointer Dog fungus conk I just picked up sixPure joy finding this one, just perfection I thinkand I like to imagine that its maker used it routinely to remove his boots after a long outing through woods and fields with this particular Pointer leading the way. Perfect olive green paint, wonderful painting of this loyal companion, made of pine and worn in all the right spots, easy to hang straight on the wall from one good nail. Fabulous. 17 1 2 x 6 3 8 x 2 1 2d, perfectly aged and worn, very