19th Century Clothes Brush with Velvet Covered Ferrule and Lacquered Turned Handle dark horsehair with three drawers large enough

with three drawers large enough to be quite useful

I’ve seen a lot of folk art doorstops

The gold foil frame--embossed "Union" (with flags

which in this case I think just adds to the ambiance

and think they would be a really wonderful thing to build a collection of and hang salon style as a grouping

19th Century Clothes Brush with Velvet Covered Ferrule and Lacquered Turned Handle dark horsehair with three drawers large enoughThe sliver or silver plated band on this very lovely antique clothes brush shows a series of dates, from 1872 to 1881 patent dates or what I am not certain. I love it for the velvet covered ferrule, the black lacquered turned handle, and those very pale bristles, horsehair I believe, with red stitching. Good for sweeping crumbs off the table or eraser shavings from the studio table, or just hanging on the wall by its loop. 6 1 4" tall not including