Fabulous Little Carved Toy Boat with Nails and Wire Everywhere Rapid Design Ellipse Stencil Set No. 401 13 5/8" tall with stand

13 5/8" tall with stand

though it seems perfectly stable

but happily didn't quite get it right

Signed “Richard N

It appears to have been hand-painted and additionally features very fine incising on each of the small "petals" that surround the repeating circular forms with black dots

Fabulous Little Carved Toy Boat with Nails and Wire Everywhere Rapid Design Ellipse Stencil Set No. 401 13 5/8" tall with standI'm a complete sucker for a handmade toy boat, my favorite being ones, just like this, that embody the perfect merger of humble materials and lots of effort! I think the lines on this little motor boat are great, and really love the cutout windows at the the helm and the tiny steering wheel one can spy from above. Nails and wire rails (maybe staples partially pulled out?) all along the sides and on the roof too. Just a great one, with some fair age to