Folk Art Man (Shriner?) with Great Face and Tray continental painting And so this horse feels

And so this horse feels both humble and proud once--just right to me--and I also might guess was made as a portrait of a specific beloved one

so to be used as a curtain tie back or similar

for mitering corners

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especially antique miniature watercolored ones--such beautiful

Folk Art Man (Shriner?) with Great Face and Tray continental painting And so this horse feelsI found this guy in Upstate NY near Albany, and while I don't usually go for folk art "butlers," he's shorter than most, easily set atop a table, and in his red cap looks to me like a Shriner, with tray out not to serve but rather to collect! Lots of personality in that painted face, too, looking both kindly and nervous or as if about to crack a joke! 19 1 2" t x 9 1 4" w at base x 4 1 2" d. Good condition, sturdy and sound, with general surface wear