Handmade Antique Horsehair Brush with Turned Handle and Pink Cloth Wrap porcelain vase 14 1/2” long x 3”

14 1/2” long x 3” widest diameter (where handle meets bowl) and in excellent antique condition

A charming set of vintage painted wood toy bowling pins or skittles in yellow

It also seems that one could use these as candleholders--perhaps with a candle in one and matches in the other

There is a little wear to the metallic glaze and a few white scuffs on the black

with the dominant color a wonderful rich burgandy) and the only signs of age are a little bit of dirt on one side along the center fold line—barely noticeable

Handmade Antique Horsehair Brush with Turned Handle and Pink Cloth Wrap porcelain vase 14 1/2” long x 3”I'd guess this lovely old handmade brush, with its hand sewn pink cloth wrapped ferrule, is Victorian, but I'm not completely sure, and I'm also not entirely certain whether it was intended as a crumb brush, or a clothes brush, or what. It's quite a sweet one though, with the horsehair woven through what seems likely to be linen cloth (visible just above the scalloped edge of the pink cloth), and a nicely shaped turned wooden handle. The fabric, which