Charming Folk Art Perched Owl Doorstop folk sculpture I believe this piece was

I believe this piece was intended as a perfume bottle but

It measures 9 1/2" long x 2" tall x 3/4" wide handle and is in great vintage condition

and with Toshiko Takaezu the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Maine

4" long x approx 3" in diameter--the size of a very large lemon

with his other hand so perfectly poised it kills me

Charming Folk Art Perched Owl Doorstop folk sculpture I believe this piece wasI've gotten pretty picky about the folk art doorstops I bring home, looking for ones that are either pretty unusual or have amazing old painted surfaces. This is the first owl like this I've seen, and how to beat those bright yellow eyes?!! I love the folkiness of the painting of the whole thing, really, from the wavy lines detailing feathers to those rather crudely painted talons to the orange branch and green swath below. To my eye a total charmer,