Charming Relief Carved Wooden Plaque with Two Faces brass cheese pen holder as our subject looks not

as our subject looks not entirely ready or eager to have have her photograph taken

which I'd call Art Nouveau in style

but no chips

with small creases to the bottom corners

with an expression that renders her forever elusive

Charming Relief Carved Wooden Plaque with Two Faces brass cheese pen holder as our subject looks notI really really love this, and like the idea of using it as a daily mood indicator, turning it to show the frowning face on moody days by way of warning, and the smiling one when feeling happy and receptive. Charmingly carved (possibly enhanced with pyrography?), and with what appear to be black glass beads for the eyes, plus a nice warm patina I'd guess it's a hundred years old or so. There is a word or name burned into the wood at bottom right (with