Antique Primitive Wooden Knife Tray with Handle ceramic bird sculpture Hand-thrown

Hand-thrown

including a ring

The ashtray is a pinkish gray while the cigarette holder is bluish

and demonstrating the wonderful ingenuity and design sensibilities of their makers

What a special thing now to be the caretaker of

Antique Primitive Wooden Knife Tray with Handle ceramic bird sculpture Hand-thrownI've become a huge fan of old primitive knife trays like this one, which I think have just a terrific form, and are also pretty handy! Originally used for holding cutlery, they're also great on the counter for sorting mail, in the studio for pens and pencils, or as catchalls for all sorts of odds and ends. This varnished one, which I believe dates to the mid to late 19th century, is wonderfully worn with a fantastic reddish brown patina and a great