Antique Carved Wooden Cherub Presumed 18th Century French arts and crafts watering can The dog appears to be

The dog appears to be leaping toward a ball or globe

I purchased this piece from the estate sale of an artist

sculptures

I myself might be inclined to use it as a vase rather than a watering can (or simply to put it on a shelf to display as an object) but the handle on the back certainly makes it functional for watering the plants

with an opening of 3/4" across

Antique Carved Wooden Cherub Presumed 18th Century French arts and crafts watering can The dog appears to beThis wonderful little antique carved wooden cherub I am guessing is French, believe dates to the 18th century, and imagine came from a church or perhaps a piece of furniture. As I write this, Notre Dame is burning, so at the moment it looks to me rather sad, though yesterday I thought it looked quite beatific. I found it at the Wellesley, MA estate sale of artist Lois Gross Smiley (1925 2019), a prolific artist who came up with the Abstract