Red Boat with White Sails, Painted Wooden Cutout on Base antique prints which itself bore the influence

which itself bore the influence of Staffordshire and Rockingham lions from the mid-18th c

it feels wonderful in the hand and is unique from every angle

thick walled

with some other writing below the signature that I cannot make it

Red Boat with White Sails, Painted Wooden Cutout on Base antique prints which itself bore the influenceI just love the paint job on this old wooden cutout ship, with a sky blue background behind the creamy white sails, which really set off the red of the boat itself. Nice, too, that it is painted on boat sides, and was screwed to a flat base allowing for it to set sail across a shelf or table anywhere. 12 1 2" l x 8" t x 4 1 2" d. A little paint loss and stains here and there, which just make it better; I have not touched it but one could clean it up a