Whittled Little Pink Cheeked Boy ceramic frog China paints

China paints

and old hole into which a dowel would have been inserted to make him dance

I found this absolutely radiant vintage pottery vase by Eleanor (Sandy) and Foster Beveridge at the same estate sale where I found a pair of Lorenzen Lantz mushroom sculptures

One of the loops (third from right) for hanging is mostly missing

This fabulous creature was carved from walrus tusk

Whittled Little Pink Cheeked Boy ceramic frog China paintsThis little waif looks to me as if a whole opera, or Dickensian saga, might unfold around him, with him as the innocent at the center of it all. Such a great face, with deep pink cheeks and dark red mouth and large ears that look as if paying keen attention. He's lost the toes on one foot which seems somehow apt but is still standing firm. 4 3 8 x 1: w x 13 16d. Aside from the loss of some toes in very good condition.