Charming Folk Art Perched Owl Doorstop antique North American map Wear and aging to the

Wear and aging to the wood as pictured

in 1896 to commemorate the first modern Olympic Games held that year

An Account of Sir Walter Raleigh on Beer and Tobacco

and think it would be great filled with wildflowers

which I finally purchased after carrying it around with me on two separate visits to a local antique shop

Charming Folk Art Perched Owl Doorstop antique North American map Wear and aging to theI'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,