Black Handmade Wooden Cat Bookend pine limb box Perhaps for holding ink

Perhaps for holding ink

which I think just adds to the appeal

No kids around

but is also lovely just for display

Black Handmade Wooden Cat Bookend pine limb box Perhaps for holding inkThis sweet old handmade wooden black cat, made into a bookend at some point long ago, is one of my very favorite recent finds; just perfect. It's maker who signed it J. F. on the front below a few white paint strokes (I am not entirely sure whether these are meant to detail its tail, or paws or ??) took the trouble to drill holes through the wood in order to stitch through its little pink nose and those great button eyes, and then added the perfect,