Fancy Furs, Mother's Muff, c. 1900 Cotrell & Leonard, Albany, NY Paper Label, Mounted, As Found studio pottery bowls our standing beside the boat

our standing beside the boat

representing the flip side to the heavenly path represented on the opposite

a German artist and sculptor best known for his exquisitely crafted--and highly collectible--series of 24 small brass figurines representing Judaic characters

with pale blue paper showing around the perimeter where the cream paper has been decoratively cut

with an interesting shape and wonderful scalloped edges

Fancy Furs, Mother's Muff, c. 1900 Cotrell & Leonard, Albany, NY Paper Label, Mounted, As Found studio pottery bowls our standing beside the boatThis made me laugh, and then think of French surrealism. "Mothers muff" and then "muff" again, handwritten on a paper "Fancy Furs" label from Cotrell & Loeonard fur shop, Albany NY. Great label, terrific lion, and even better as a found object. C. 1900. 8 3 8 x 8 3 8 as mounted to gray board. Very good condition.