Smiling Croquet Ball Headed Folk Art Man creamer and sugar bowl but can be pulled apart

but can be pulled apart as photos show

including for the old red paint still clinging to it

There is little dust inside the "arms" and general light wear

It is an early one

just great proportions

Smiling Croquet Ball Headed Folk Art Man creamer and sugar bowl but can be pulled apartJust a happy one, made it looks to me of a croquet bocce ball for the head and I'm not sure what for the body, but surely something repurposed from an earlier use. With black painted features on the face and buttons down the front, plus red eyeballs. Stands up on its own, and would make a pretty great knock down to lob a ball at, which may have been the intent. 8 tall. Sold and sturdy, I'd guess pretty much indestructible, mid 20th c. or so, with nice