Old, Charming Handmade Kewpie (?) Doorstop ice fishing tip up Still completely frame worthy as

Still completely frame worthy as far as I am concerned

I do believe it would polish up some if desired

one of two in the shop that came  from a larger collection of drawings executed by the artist on a Grand Tour encompassing Italy

with the final marble ending up in the centre hole

Old, Charming Handmade Kewpie (?) Doorstop ice fishing tip up Still completely frame worthy asThere are so many great old handmade wooden doorstops out there, which I rarely resist grabbing when I see them, but this I believe is an especially old one, and the first I have seen featuring this character. (Plenty of cats, dogs and dutch children, but I can't find another anywhere with this one). I believe it is likely a very early iteration of the kewpie, which first gained popularity as comic strip characters invented and drawn by NYC based