Little Brass Squirrel with Nut Pipe Tamper (?) painted bisque doll 10 3/8" x 10 1/4"

10 3/8" x 10 1/4" x 1 1/4"

There is one patch of irregularity to the stain

which came from a fantastic set of handmade Punch and Judy puppets

Jingles perhaps again a somewhat sardonic reference to the character of the writing on the scrolling page in her hand

it will come off but can be placed back on once the slide is closed

Little Brass Squirrel with Nut Pipe Tamper (?) painted bisque doll 10 3/8" x 10 1/4"I've had this squirrel for a while, found at at estate sale at some point, and have always loved it as a little thing, holding a nut in its little hands, and with long flat tale as a handle. I'd think it a pipe tamper, but usually the tamping end would be more extended, so perhaps it was meant to press a wax seal, but was never engraved with a stamp? In any case, a sweet little thing, which stands on its own and can be moved around by the tail. 2 1 2"