SOLD Scarce, Morandi-esque, Pre Civil War Washington Smith, Greenwich Village, NYC Octagonal Stoneware Bottle hand-drawn flash cards I like to imagine this

I like to imagine this sign once hung above a big back booth at a local diner

2 3/4" t x 2 3/4" in diameter

I think the painted painted faces are pretty fabulous

One minor split to the lip of the lid due to dryness

and one could throw dynamics of desire into the mix

SOLD Scarce, Morandi-esque, Pre Civil War Washington Smith, Greenwich Village, NYC Octagonal Stoneware Bottle hand-drawn flash cards I like to imagine thisThere is a great antique store I frequent in downtown Cohoes, NY, near Albany; this stoneware bottle has been sitting atop the front counter there for a bit and has struck me anew with its beauty every time I've visited, time and again making me think of a Morandi still life. On my latest visit, I gave in. It's an unusual one for its faceted, eight sided form, an early example of a pressed stoneware bottle from what I've learned, and was produced by W