Nautical Captains Hand-painted Vintage Nesting Dolls Set brass claws When I grabbed this wonderful

When I grabbed this wonderful old wooden bowl at a recent sale

just a bit of dust/tiny bits of wood under the glass in one corner

so that I'd see it morning and night

bronchitis and more

and--especially as I'd put these immediately to use serving dips and spreads and olives

Nautical Captains Hand-painted Vintage Nesting Dolls Set brass claws When I grabbed this wonderfulI love the hand painted faces and brass buttoned blue jackets on these vintage wooden sea captain nesting dolls plus the short white pant legs and black boots peeking out below those jackets, and the pipes in the corners of the mouths of the largest two! From what I've found, these sea captains are among the most collectible of all nesting dolls, and justifiably so I think as they're pretty charming! I'd guess these date from the 1960s. I believe