Slab Made Ceramic Head in Profile, Signed Palmer taxco rendered in a warm

rendered in a warm

The details on this charming old painted wooden doorstop are just wonderful--from the hundreds of tiny black dots that detail lace patterns on her bonnet

who shared that two generations of children in the family had played with them as children

(It is quite heavy

and it certainly must have taken some effort to get to paint those balls inside their cages

Slab Made Ceramic Head in Profile, Signed Palmer taxco rendered in a warmOne more head for today, this one sculpted from a stoneware slab, given a terrific reactive blue purple glaze, and signed Palmer on the back. I just love the silhouette, softened with gently curved edges, and this great big ear with raised outline. I'm not sure if the darker brow and eye were a happy accident with the glaze or not, but perfect either way. 6 3 8" t x 5 1 8" w x 11 16" d and in excellent condition. No hanger on reverse but backside is