Nautical Captains Hand-painted Vintage Nesting Dolls Set brass claws so that I'd see it

so that I'd see it morning and night

coarse horsehair bristles (with just a few lighter mixed in)

and--especially as I'd put these immediately to use serving dips and spreads and olives

I think they make the perfect pieces for serving cocktail hour snacks

though it does not distract

Nautical Captains Hand-painted Vintage Nesting Dolls Set brass claws so that I'd see itI love the hand painted faces and brass buttoned blue jackets on these vintage wooden sea captain nesting dolls plus the short white pant legs and black boots peeking out below those jackets, and the pipes in the corners of the mouths of the largest two! From what I've found, these sea captains are among the most collectible of all nesting dolls, and justifiably so I think as they're pretty charming! I'd guess these date from the 1960s. I believe