Red, White & Blue Mini Barber Pole Hand-carved Whimsies - Sold Individually woodcut Title and artist printed in

Title and artist printed in a sticker on reverse

a woman carrying a basket on her head

1800–1875)

grey and brown glazes over a cream slip

Great vintage condition

Red, White & Blue Mini Barber Pole Hand-carved Whimsies - Sold Individually woodcut Title and artist printed inI wonder if these charming old barber's pole whimsies were carved by a barber in his spare time? Maybe made as key fobs for the keys to the barber shop?! One finds some wonderful old hand carved barber shop poles and signs, but I've never seen mini versions like this. It may be the case that all three were once part of a larger piece, or the two short ones were opposite ends of one piece and the longer one has lost a link on the opposite end. At any