Yellow Cat Vintage Folk Art Match Holder (Roughness to to Bottom Edge) brass seal Exactly on the hour the

Exactly on the hour the figure of Death strikes a thigh bone against the skull attached to the column

Photos do no justice to the real thing

with a nice tight grip

I think this one would make a pretty perfect accompaniment to the handmade clay frog I just listed

Yellow Cat Vintage Folk Art Match Holder (Roughness to to Bottom Edge) brass seal Exactly on the hour theCat faced hanging match boxes were once very much a thing, and like yard art animals and figures, all embody variations on a theme, reflective of the particular skills and sensibilities of their makers. I've never gone for one before, but the combination of bright yellow paint, long black eye lashes and whiskers, and square cornered nose and mouth on this one just won me, making it look rather startled and a bit less than friendly! There is some loss