Funny Little Studio Pottery Face Cup light wood whimsy I [West Indies] / Hand

I [West Indies] / Hand Carvings Done By Natives / Shoe Polish Stain"

a great form and crisp pop of color

and those great red and white patterned stockings

5" tall x 3 1/4" at widest diameter

in Japanese--dates from the Meiji period

Funny Little Studio Pottery Face Cup light wood whimsy I [West Indies] / HandI picked this one up yesterday in Northwood New Hampshire, from a lot that had been purchased from the home and studio of Jeff Lalish, founder of Northwood Pottery, which operated there for more than 25 years. The mix included some pieces by him and some he acquired, so I am not entirely sure who made this, but I love whoever did. It could work now as a candleholder, or planter for a tiny cactus, or just be what is is! 2 1 2" t; 1 1 2" measured across