Old Painted Wooden Folk Art Three-Block Soldier with Great Face W.W. Denslow While the tile shows its

While the tile shows its age in the form of scratches to the surface revealing the red clay below the glaze

keen looking deer standing at a stream enveloped by a dense

I believe the big bows and sailor's collar worn by some of the girls likely dates this to the 1920s or so

I am perpetually leafing through antique school books in hopes of finding exactly what this one delivers--and was pure joy to discover

Teppich produced a series of 24 figurines in total

Old Painted Wooden Folk Art Three-Block Soldier with Great Face W.W. Denslow While the tile shows itsSuch a joy to find this one, made in three parts like a puzzle, which, though certainly there is a right way to assemble him, can be configured in all sorts of ways. Hes painted on both sides, with a somewhat different character to his face on each, and great polka dots around the middle of his center piece. 1920s or so I might guess, and fabulous, with perfectly aged paint, especially on his face. 9 5 8" t x 3 9 16" w when "correctly" assembled. Very