Fabulous Carved Folk Art Man and Boat with Moveable Arms and Rudder Admirals cigar box Signed lower left

Signed lower left

Each measures 4 7/8” tall x 4” wide x 1/4” deep

who was best known as the first female artist at Gustavsberg porcelain factory

the Ohio-based bookbinder and publisher of Masonic and Odd Fellows books who

submitted it to a competition

Fabulous Carved Folk Art Man and Boat with Moveable Arms and Rudder Admirals cigar box Signed lower leftThis is one that you really want to see up close and hold in your hands to fully appreciate the warmth and charm it is dripping with! The little whittled figure at the rear of the barge is very lovingly done, with pins at the shoulders to allow one to move his arms (gently) up and down, and curiously, a snap glued to the top of his head, I assume just as a hat! I have a feeling the rudder beside him was the maker's proudest accomplishment, carefully