Antique Folk Art Monkey Head Carving, Stopper or Cane Top? pottery bud vase with very little paint loss

with very little paint loss

The post on this one is topped with a red ball and threaded just at the bottom end

where it might contribute to a sense of warmth and ease and abundance

he seems very much as if he just hopped in from the garden

This one is signed Joseph H

Antique Folk Art Monkey Head Carving, Stopper or Cane Top? pottery bud vase with very little paint lossThe second of two monkeys this week, at least I believe it is the head of a monkey depicted on this carved piece, which I purchased from a dealer in Maine, who pulled it out of an old Maine estate. I love the face, especially the soulful eyes, and the very dark old dry wood patina. I think most likely it was some sort of stopper or handle, perhaps the topper on a cane? 19th c. I believe. 4 1 4 t x 1 1 8 w x 1 3 4 d and in very good condition, with one