SOLD Girl Riding Giant Dog, Wonderful 19th C. American Folk Art Carving with Polychrome vintage mickey and executed in a wonderfully

and executed in a wonderfully nuanced palette of purples

solid and substantial and with a really nice sculptural presence

I might guess 1930s-40s

who will be thrilled in spending hours cresting miniature doll furniture

SOLD Girl Riding Giant Dog, Wonderful 19th C. American Folk Art Carving with Polychrome vintage mickey and executed in a wonderfullyAnother Rhinebeck find, purchased from a dealer friend from Maine, and which I just felt like I needed to keep company with for at least a brief time. I've handled at least a few late 19th c. naive drawings of young girls riding large dogs (a couple photos included) and as someone who dreams of having a St. Bernard or Mastiff nearly as large as me have a particular penchant for the subject! This is the first time I've seen an American folk art carving