Handcarved Vintage Light Wood Whimsy Chain with Anchor Hook purple weed vase The piece is in excellent

The piece is in excellent condition

I've also seen notes that the lid was designed to  serve as a sort of pedestal for the bowl in serving

and all sorts of other things

but his face seems positively human

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Handcarved Vintage Light Wood Whimsy Chain with Anchor Hook purple weed vase The piece is in excellentI've been really loving diving into new genres of things, especially within the realm of folk art, and one of them is carved wooden whimsies like this chain, carved from one piece of wood. I can't even imagine having the ability first to to envision and then execute something like this, but I am so glad there are carvers out there who have and do! I purchased this piece, and two other whimsy chains, from a dealer in Maine, from whom I understand they