Nice Old Relief Carved Folk Art Ship (formerly a bookend) tubular vase as the forms surrounding them

as the forms surrounding them sure suggest ship wheels to me

And how to beat the little shepherd at bottom

fantastically sculpted with long

and quite a character he is with that long mane and mustache and chin-up profile--making me think a bit of a lion

Nice Old Relief Carved Folk Art Ship (formerly a bookend) tubular vase as the forms surrounding themThis carving was once the face of a bookend, but the bottom of the brass bookend attachment had been covered in felt that had gotten pretty rough, so I extricated it and it stands now on its own. I spent a few long days over the holidays going through old boxes in the basement where i had stashed inventory years ago from a little space i had in a shop nearby when i was just starting out in this business this is one of just a couple things I felt