Painted Small Relief Carved Portrait of Boy with (Upside down) Teddy Bear camp site I purchased the piece from

I purchased the piece from the estate of a dancer/choreographer in Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood

so while they do turn he doesn't really roll along

with an opening of 2" x 2

Each domino measures 1 9/16" x 3/4" x 3/8"

7 1/8" tall x 3 1/8" wide x 2" deep

Painted Small Relief Carved Portrait of Boy with (Upside down) Teddy Bear camp site I purchased the piece fromI like this one for its folky strangeness, and for the fact that it was most definitely carved after a photograph, right down to the fact that this young boy holds his (wonderfully awkward) teddy bear upside down! I also like that this buttoned up boy looks as much like a grown man as he does a young child to me appearing as if well on his way to become a suburban banker, or an accountant though I always root for surprises, and he does look a but as