Make Do Folk Art Carved and Painted Two-Faced Baluster Man drawing of woman along with Clinton

along with Clinton

Perfect for coffee service or on the cocktail bar

there is light wear to the surface of the chalkboard but it is in very good condition overall and ready to put chalk to

I quite like the inherent dilemma it represents: a lovely

Make Do Folk Art Carved and Painted Two-Faced Baluster Man drawing of woman along with ClintonI could not resist bringing this piece into my care, at least for a bit! A great example of creative "make do" resourcefulness, it's an old stair baluster into which little faces were carved on both sides of one end, each with its own personality: one seeming almost on the verge of cracking a smile; the other looking quite distressed! (The eyebrows are my favorite.) And at the other end, what could definitely read as a phallus! Late 19th century or so