Fantastic Old Folk Art Carved Cat with Painted Eyes icons 9 3/4" across x 2

9 3/4" across x 2 1/2: deep

A super pair of vintage candlestick holders with a super retro feel

but this wonderful little carved man has a really nice patina

The lid--locked tightly when closed--is comprised of two parts

which features what I believe is a Garden of Eden scene in bas relief

Fantastic Old Folk Art Carved Cat with Painted Eyes icons 9 3/4" across x 2I've had a few old carved cats with great folky faces in the shop, but this is for sure my favorite, and I think it is quite an old one. The stain is definitely original to the piece and has aged to yield a really wonderful surface with mustard yellow undertones, and then creamy white paint for the whites of the eyes, with big black painted pupils. I could look at this face all day, with the alert, carved out ears perfectly framing the long slope of a