Pretty Antique Round Brush with Turned Handle and Natural Black Bristles retro A little bit of roughness--not

A little bit of roughness--not quite a perfectly sharp point--at the tip

but I think it is perfect just by itself

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While I’d like to imagine the maker of the vessel had Magritte’s famous painting “The Treachery of Images” in mind

Pretty Antique Round Brush with Turned Handle and Natural Black Bristles retro A little bit of roughness--notI am incapable of walking away from a nice old brush, so here's another, this one with an old ribbon tied tightly around the top of the handle, which has prevented me from figuring out whether the handle is threaded or not! It's beautifully aged with a full head of tapered black bristles, horsehair I assume, flecked with a few white ones. Some wear to the edge of the wood at the head but in overall very good shape and really pretty. 11 3 4" long