Man of the Wood, Wonderful Old Folk Art Burl Wood Carving rebus vessel ink drawing on paper

ink drawing on paper

" essentially like dice

clear ink throughout--really stunning

I found it locked but miraculously managed to figure out the combination

Man of the Wood, Wonderful Old Folk Art Burl Wood Carving rebus vessel ink drawing on paperI purchased this from a seller in Alabama, who inherited it from his picker collector father 40+ years ago, and described it as having looked equally old then; my guess is earlyish 20th century. I wasn't completely certain it would be as good as I hoped but happily it is even better! I recently bought and sold what turned out to be a piece by Moses Ogden; this is not, but it has a related sense of specialness and gravitas to it, really quite an