Front Door Side Door Old Door Bell Buzzer Plate with Turning Arrows demitasse cups This really lovely seated terra-cotta

This really lovely seated terra-cotta woman with a terrific presence screams WPA era to me

with a beautiful intimacy and ethereal quality

I haven't find another like this for sale out there anywhere--because  really who would ever part with one

All the other parts are here (excepting a tassel which would once have hung from his fez) and he'll slide along the string if actively pulled

right down to those wonderful scrolled feet

Front Door Side Door Old Door Bell Buzzer Plate with Turning Arrows demitasse cups This really lovely seated terra-cottaI found this one yesterday in New Hampshire and just thought it an interesting and evocative object, with arrows that can be positioned to point straight up or due west. I've done a bit of searching but can't find another like it I assume it would have been positioned on a wall inside an office building or hotel (or somewhere large enough to have three front and three side doors), with arrows turning to indicate when a particular doorbell was being