Fine 19th Century Shaker Turned Handle Tapered Horsehair Brush wooden chain I think it’s pretty striking

I think it’s pretty striking

With their sweet faces

From 1965 until 1967 Hennix worked as a designer at Johansfors glass works

It is signed (see photos) but I have not been able to trace the maker

this large West German Georg Schmider bowl features a satin white body animated by a  cheerful incised surface design of interlocking circles with pops of red

Fine 19th Century Shaker Turned Handle Tapered Horsehair Brush wooden chain I think it’s pretty strikingI find the relationship between the form of the turned handle and the tapered bristles at the other end of this brush super satisfying, made all the better by the combination of dark wood and black bristles flecked with blonde ones. And the shape of the ferrule, with that perfect ring separating it from the beginning of the narrowest stretch of the handle, really gets me. Having bought and sold a fair number of brushes, I can say that one can deeply