Nautical Captains Hand-painted Vintage Nesting Dolls Set brass claws coarse horsehair bristles (with just

coarse horsehair bristles (with just a few lighter mixed in)

I myself might be inclined to use it as a vase rather than a watering can (or simply to put it on a shelf to display as an object) but the handle on the back certainly makes it functional for watering the plants

I think it would be especially nice with a few sprigs of lily of the valley

though it does not distract

I think they make the perfect pieces for serving cocktail hour snacks

Nautical Captains Hand-painted Vintage Nesting Dolls Set brass claws coarse horsehair bristles (with justI love the hand painted faces and brass buttoned blue jackets on these vintage wooden sea captain nesting dolls plus the short white pant legs and black boots peeking out below those jackets, and the pipes in the corners of the mouths of the largest two! From what I've found, these sea captains are among the most collectible of all nesting dolls, and justifiably so I think as they're pretty charming! I'd guess these date from the 1960s. I believe