Marvelous Folk Art Carved Female Bust inlaid wood tray each weighing in at more

each weighing in at more than a pound and a half each

with just a few very tiny dark spots

such that its nature

6 1/4" deep and in very good condition

but it will move

Marvelous Folk Art Carved Female Bust inlaid wood tray each weighing in at moreAmong my very favorite figurative carvings I've had, I'd guess this beauty dates to the 1930s 40s or so, and is many times more great in person. To me she seems wonderfully self possessed and also as if she might be holding a secret, which she might or might not be on the cusp of revealing; just the sort of carving one might carry on an ongoing conversation with! Surprisingly, she appears not to be signed, unless there is a name carved into the