Ethel Esme Church 1923 Dramatic Portrait of Very Dramatic Looking Man! small carved doll and perfect for everyday use

and perfect for everyday use

and a little looseness to the left shoulder joint of the accordianist that one notices when removing his accordion and moving him around but which is not a problem once set in place

This is a gorgeous little Acoma Pueblo Native American bowl from New Mexico

as I have them photographed them here

Certainly once paddles extended from his arms

Ethel Esme Church 1923 Dramatic Portrait of Very Dramatic Looking Man! small carved doll and perfect for everyday useWhat drama ! have to think our man in black top hat was a magician, looking as if he himself is about to disappear in a cloud of smoke with a wave of his cape! Between his orange eyes and lips and his white hair and brows, he also seems perhaps to have been been albino, making him all the more striking looking. The Ethel Esme Church who painted this was, I believe, more commonly known as Esme Church (18931972), a British actress and theatre director,