Carved Folk Art Yarn Winder in a Bottle Whimsy ceramic fish platter The box measures 6 1/4"

The box measures 6 1/4" long x 5 1/4" deep x 5 3/8" tall (the lid alone measures 5 1/2" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2")

mottled oatmeal colored glaze and hand-painted dark brown details

the predecessor of the New York School / Abstract Expressionism

I don't know much about it but that it appears to be pretty old and is

Beautifully made and very substantial

Carved Folk Art Yarn Winder in a Bottle Whimsy ceramic fish platter The box measures 6 1/4"I've long been marveling at wooden whimsy chains carved from one piece of wood, but since discovering the world of winders in bottles also called "Niddy Noddies" I'm even more astounded! I found this one at Brimfield and have looked at a lot since and while there are some more elaborate, I really love the elegance of this one, with its four posted winder standing upright, squarely wrapped in what was once I imagine bright red, white and blue silk