Charming Folk Art Perched Owl Doorstop antique North American map An Account of Sir Walter

An Account of Sir Walter Raleigh on Beer and Tobacco

and think it would be great filled with wildflowers

It's got some age--mid 20th century I would guess--and fits perfectly in one's palm

and 3 1/2" deep

Charming Folk Art Perched Owl Doorstop antique North American map An Account of Sir WalterI've gotten pretty picky about the folk art doorstops I bring home, looking for ones that are either pretty unusual or have amazing old painted surfaces. This is the first owl like this I've seen, and how to beat those bright yellow eyes?!! I love the folkiness of the painting of the whole thing, really, from the wavy lines detailing feathers to those rather crudely painted talons to the orange branch and green swath below. To my eye a total charmer,