Antique French Cast Iron Spittoon (or Crown!) in Original Cream Paint sketchbook drawings head turned straight back

head turned straight back

or really anywhere one would like to infuse a sense of joy and graciousness

like the manner of lettering itself

and patches of iridescence and encrustation

It's definitely a curious one

Antique French Cast Iron Spittoon (or Crown!) in Original Cream Paint sketchbook drawings head turned straight backThis is a late 19th century enamel painted French cast iron spittoon, marked Godin & Cie A Guise Aisne No. 11 on the underside. I wouldn't expect to fall in love with an old spittoon, but the combination of form and color on this thing really does it for me. And, turn it over and wear it as a crown! It would make a pretty fabulous dog bowl for a very special dog, now, but also a very beautiful centerpiece filled, say, with an arrangement of old stone