SOLD Old Carved Folk Art Leaping Deer with Nail Eyes the village school blocks Very early 20th century

Very early 20th century

with a perfect patina

I would hang on the wall straight away

but I really love the peekaboo image of bare toes inside the boot

SOLD Old Carved Folk Art Leaping Deer with Nail Eyes the village school blocks Very early 20th centuryI believe this sweet old carved deer once stood on a post, as there is a small hole in her belly, and certainly she could be given a stand once again, though I like her just as she is, simultaneously leaping and resting. A lot of years on her for sure, late 19th very early 20th c. I would think, with a beautifully elongated head that adds to a sense of (aero)dynamism, long ears pointing in the opposite direction, and brass nails for eyes. Plus