Brilliantly Hinged Old Carved Folk Art Man sampler on linen with a few minor darkish

with a few minor darkish scuff marks near the bottom and a bit of irregularity to the glazing original to its making

I think better suited for display than use

adding to the effect

each opening measures about 1 3/4" across at lip

10" wide x 7 1/2" deep x 7" tall

Brilliantly Hinged Old Carved Folk Art Man sampler on linen with a few minor darkishSuch a fabulous fellow, to me looking like a bit professorial, and unusually and quite brilliantly hinged at the waist, which makes it easy to take a seat! It looks like he once had arms and surely feet, too, but I think he's just as well without them, such that one only needs to negotiate one moving part! Wonderfully carved head with beak like nose and ears, and what I believe was a combination of ink and graphite drawing the hair, mustache, eyes and