Unusual and Excellent Old Architectural Whimsy With Crosses, Spear, and Balls in Cages carved bug 12 each of red and

12 each of red and black with a few extras to spare

11 1/8" t not including tail

concealing/highlighting private/erogenous zones--Louise Bourgeois

but both drawings are still crisp with no apparent smudging

These look like red poppies to me

Unusual and Excellent Old Architectural Whimsy With Crosses, Spear, and Balls in Cages carved bug 12 each of red andThis is one of three old carved wooden whimsies I purchased together from a dealer in New Hampshire, all listed today, and I think quite likely all done by the same person. This is the most striking and unusual of the three; I've never seen another quite like it, with crosses carved out on all four sides around the bottom end (creating four tiny corner shelves of sorts) and then this excellent, very sharply pointed pyramid just above, which makes