Yellow Stencil Painted Old Eastern Star Sign primitive spoon I especially like that it

I especially like that it is deeper at the bottom

This lovely otter is by Richard Thompkins (1930-1995)

and including for the fact that I sell a lot to artists and creative people of various sorts

) There are a couple of tiny white marks on one side near the tail

Well worn but all the better for it and in excellent structural condition

Yellow Stencil Painted Old Eastern Star Sign primitive spoon I especially like that itId guess the Eastern Star here refers to the fraternal order of the Eastern Starestablished as a Masonic appendant body in 1850 and operating across some 20 countries todayand perhaps this served a sign at some masonic gathering, designating where the Eastern Stars were meant to assemble. I just love the evocativeness of the phrase though, perfectly rendered in black stenciled lettering against the perfect yellow painted ground, which makes me think