Antique Brush with Turned Handle and Old Gold Paint mid-century graphic design black nose

black nose

I'd love it filled with a a couple of tall flowering branches or a few huge Asiatic lilies

There was surely one a fire alarm mounted inside

There is not a whole lot out there about Renate Scheer Kalkofen (1935-2013) who created this print (a 4 color screen print I believe) in 1961

which included many fine antiques

Antique Brush with Turned Handle and Old Gold Paint mid-century graphic design black noseI love an old brush, and the old gold paint on the ferrule of this one just struck me as especially lovely. The black painted turned wooden handle is pretty nice too, with a hole near the end to thread a ribbon through should one wish to hang it. There is a little bristle loss on one side (horsehair I believe) but the rest of the bristles are tightly held and tapered to give it a beautiful shape. 9 3 4" l x 1 3 4" in diameter at ferrule. Late 19th