Black Handmade Wooden Cat Bookend frog-shaped I love the silhouette

I love the silhouette

and the painting itself is in great condition

these were made by the German company Mertens-Kunst (1936-2001) circa 1960

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Black Handmade Wooden Cat Bookend frog-shaped I love the silhouetteThis sweet old handmade wooden black cat, made into a bookend at some point long ago, is one of my very favorite recent finds; just perfect. It's maker who signed it J. F. on the front below a few white paint strokes (I am not entirely sure whether these are meant to detail its tail, or paws or ??) took the trouble to drill holes through the wood in order to stitch through its little pink nose and those great button eyes, and then added the perfect,