Redheaded Woman in Fur Old Folk Art Wooden Doorstop handmade chess board Such a charming couple

Such a charming couple

and there are eight very tiny holes forming a pattern on the front

The black paint of her hair and brown of her body has aged and worn some highlighting the knife marks of her carving and revealing green undertones in the paint

in the late 19th century

seems consistent throughout

Redheaded Woman in Fur Old Folk Art Wooden Doorstop handmade chess board Such a charming coupleThere are a lot of old handmade wooden doorstops out there, but this is the first I've seen painted with a woman like this one, who most definitely seems capable of holding any door in place, though it does really feel that one should be opening the door for her! I especially love her red hair and wide hat, and the lines of her fur trimmed cape, which themselves seem to gesture: open, open! 7 7 8" t x 4" w x 3 7 8" w. A little paint loss but overall