SOLD Unusual, Finely Carved Old Whimsy Chain with Sliding Links bitossi The faces remind me of

The faces remind me of the work of Howard Finster--I think it's the noses turning into eye brows

with a charming echo between the rainbow colored bouquet in her hand

Along with paper weavings

done by a kid in the 1940s who was responsible for a series of really excellent other drawings too

but I think it’s the graphic black lines that really make it

SOLD Unusual, Finely Carved Old Whimsy Chain with Sliding Links bitossi The faces remind me ofI've never seen another whimsy chain like this one (the making of which completely baffles me!), with the square on every other link sliding from one side of the link to the other horizontally. All carved from one piece of wood and quite finely done. I would guess early 20th century, with a nice dry wood patina; quite elegant and quite lovely. 20"long x 3 4" wide and deep. Very good condition, with no losses, splits or other issues whatsoever, and all