Hand-stitched "Bicycle Brush" With Long Wooden Handle collectible tinware I found this piece at

I found this piece at the estate sale at the home and studio of an artist in Wellesley

with a fabulous all-over triangular relief pattern and drippy green and salmon-colored glaze over cream slip

so romantic

I find this bowl about as beautiful as it gets

On the underside is glued a heavy lead weight

Hand-stitched "Bicycle Brush" With Long Wooden Handle collectible tinware I found this piece atI've looked and looked, but have not been able to find another brush quite like this one, marked "Bicycle Brush" on its long wooden handle. I'm guessing the mark is a literal descriptor, and that this brush was for cleaning the spokes of an old bike? I really love its form, and especially the wire stitching, visible on its spine, which holds the bristles in place. I'd add it to a beautiful brush collection, but with its narrow head and long handle