Lovely 19th Century Hand-painted French Faience Blotter in Blue and Yellow russian artist and a bear below

and a bear below

framed with black tape around the edge and with numbers and hand-written labels below

and I believe made of oak

with some wear/aging to the exterior as there should be and a few tiny dings

making him feel less of like a butterfly and more of an old man (more pronounced on one side than the other due to wear to the litho

Lovely 19th Century Hand-painted French Faience Blotter in Blue and Yellow russian artist and a bear belowI found this ink blotter in PA but I believe it is 19th century, hand painted French faience. None too often that most of us use an ink blotter these days, but I thought the decoration on it so pretty I couldn't resist, and it would certainly make a good paper weight, with the benefit of a nice handle for moving it around and setting it down. Plus rocking it back and forth might calm ones nerves! And, really, why not pick up and ink pen and use it!??