Czech Hand-Painted Wood Ramp Walker Pig! fun jewelry with a few scratches to

with a few scratches to the finish at the base of the handle and a couple of black spots on the wood

this tender portrayal of an almost comically burdened figure serves as a gentle reminder to laugh at oneself

but I have discovered a number of other ceramic pieces he made

3” diameter

Or turn it upside down--it sits squarely on the ears and snout--and use it as a vase or even as a planter

Czech Hand-Painted Wood Ramp Walker Pig! fun jewelry with a few scratches toWhat a wonderful pig! I found this beauty in an an antique shop in New Hampshire that had some terrific old wooden things and I was immediately smitten. I don't know much about it but that it appears to be pretty old and is, I think, great from head to toe from those hand painted black and white eyes almost on the very top of its head, to its attached wooden snout detailed with red nose holes and mouth, all over big gray spots, and short upturned rope