'Spaceman' ; An Iconic Framed & Glazed Pencil and Print, Dated 1967, by Sam Walsh (1934-1989) sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles Having long oval links with

Having long oval links with short curb links attached for the attachment of padlocks

on boxes in Georgian times tended to illustrate people and animals in landscapes or as we see here

Some of these dual-purpose canes were even used as musical instruments such as a violin cane which contained a bow hidden within the shaft of the gadget cane

The cheerful style of the painting is naive

meaning these pocket sized sticks are a more than welcome accompaniment to ones mantelpiece

'Spaceman' ; An Iconic Framed & Glazed Pencil and Print, Dated 1967, by Sam Walsh (1934-1989) sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles Having long oval links withOrigin: English Period: Mid Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1967 Height: 12 inches Width: 9 inches Or 20 x 16. 5 (The Frame) Spaceman, signed and dated 67 in pencil to the margin, worked in pencil and print, glazed and presented in the original frame, with label verso for framers J. Davey & Sons of Duke Street, Liverpool. The human face dominated artist Sam Walshs output and we see it appear here again, the work having some similarities