Large Watercolor Portrait of Intense Looking Man with Unfinished Hands mid-century pottery Years of use in it

Years of use in it yet

slightly mottled cornflower blue glaze

This is a charming antique calling card

and that metal wrap with row of nails along the top

9" t x 7 1/2" across at handle x 6 3/8" d

Large Watercolor Portrait of Intense Looking Man with Unfinished Hands mid-century pottery Years of use in itI found both this one, along with the crock painting I just listed, at one of my very favorite spots in New Hampshire a treasure trove of interesting and unusual things that reflect the eyes of a family of artists. I am not sure if they were done by the same person, but it wouldn't surprise me if they were. I love the intensity of the chiseled sort of face on this guy, his ginger hair set off by purple ground, and then what seems like a vast torso