Enigmatic Carved Folk Art Bust tabletop frames and this is a nicely

and this is a nicely aged

and certainly this Eric or Earl or some other beau looks quite the little rascal

but overall good condition with no notable dings or other issues

A clipped description of this plate (#15)  is included on the back of the mat

and wonderful illustrations throughout

Enigmatic Carved Folk Art Bust tabletop frames and this is a nicelyEvery time I look at this carving, I see it differently sometimes thinking it is a woman represented and sometimes a man; sometimes thinking African American and sometimes thinking it feels a bit Germanic or even Dutch. My best guess is it is a portrait of a black woman, and that the carving is American, but I don't know for sure. In any case, I really like how expressionistic it feels in addition to its elusiveness, which is amplified by the darkness