Antique Horsehair Paintbrush with Threaded Handle and Gorgeous Patina stoneware planter This snail was acquired from

This snail was acquired from the estate of a choreographer/dancer in Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood

which I found at a fantastic estate sale of a world traveller and avid collector in Lynn

but so crisp and elegant it almost transcends its "tramp"-ness

especially as I’ve never seen one like it before

founded in 1909

Antique Horsehair Paintbrush with Threaded Handle and Gorgeous Patina stoneware planter This snail was acquired fromOh, what a beautiful brush this one is! Just a gorgeous thing, with grayish horsehair bristles attached to blonde, varnished wood ferrule, which has a great angular shape, and then a turned and threaded handle. The perfect addition to a collection of wonderful old brushes or just a lovely object to set somewhere or hang on the wall. The brush measures 10 1 2" long and 4 1 2" wide overall. The ferrule (the wooden part to which the bristles are