Blue Belle, Charming Old Wonderfully Painted Figural Bell old poker dominoes Staffordshire

Staffordshire

I found this piece at the jam packed estate sale of lifetime collectors and world travelers in Newton

either clearly made of copper or described as tinned copper

even with the most straight forward of forms

tapering gracefully to the tail

Blue Belle, Charming Old Wonderfully Painted Figural Bell old poker dominoes StaffordshireOf course I love a folk art carving that is also a bell, but I think this one is especially excellent for the quality of the painting on her face especially to me she looks almost as if she just just stepped out of early 19th century painting, and, with those hands clasped in front of her, has a bit of the feel of a santos, too. (And with her combo of bared shoulders and prayerful gesture, she seems quite rpoised to serve however one might like!) I