SOLD Girl Riding Giant Dog, Wonderful 19th C. American Folk Art Carving with Polychrome vintage mickey and executed in a wonderfully

and executed in a wonderfully nuanced palette of purples

who will be thrilled in spending hours cresting miniature doll furniture

though I'm not sure I would interfere with its pretty pure perfection just as it is

it  would make a terrific paperweight on a stylish desk or a subtle yet striking addition to a grouping of any manner of interesting objects

I can't get enough of old wooden objects

SOLD Girl Riding Giant Dog, Wonderful 19th C. American Folk Art Carving with Polychrome vintage mickey and executed in a wonderfullyAnother Rhinebeck find, purchased from a dealer friend from Maine, and which I just felt like I needed to keep company with for at least a brief time. I've handled at least a few late 19th c. naive drawings of young girls riding large dogs (a couple photos included) and as someone who dreams of having a St. Bernard or Mastiff nearly as large as me have a particular penchant for the subject! This is the first time I've seen an American folk art carving