Wonderful (and Succinct) Old Carved Folk Art Boat Diorama for the vanity I especially love the hearts

I especially love the hearts in the bottom corners and crowns just above them

It is signed on the bottom with what appears to read P

I am not sure how old they are or who made them as I haven't found any others quite like them

at its lowest point it measures 1 inch high

though the crayons themselves are so pretty I'm happy just to look at them

Wonderful (and Succinct) Old Carved Folk Art Boat Diorama for the vanity I especially love the heartsOne sees old three dimensional carved ship "diorama" from time to time sometimes behind glass, sometimes not but this is the first I've seen done in such a succinct manner, with the ship carved in relief in an arched niche, and I think it's quite fabulous. It's a bit hard to tell but it seems it may have all be carved out of the one block of wood with the background painted behind the sails of the ship, which are three dimensional. I love the the feet