Old Composition Pig with Blue Eyes and Unusual Spring Tail antique thank you card it seems extra exotic

it seems extra exotic

To my eye just completely charming

due largely to the wonderfully balletic shape of those bare feet

There is a bit of a glare on a few of the photos

Old Composition Pig with Blue Eyes and Unusual Spring Tail antique thank you card it seems extra exoticI've had a couple of old pink composition pigs, smaller than this one, that were made as candy containers, but this guy is just his own thing I've seen similar described as butcher shop display pieces, but he's not that big so I'm not sure. (His very animating spring tail, which I've not seen before, would make him very engaging at the check out counter!) Anyway, quite an excellent pig, with great face and piercing blue eyes, and it really is near