Carved Wood Folk Art Man with Bowler and Graphite Drawn Face antique parquetry blocks I might guess these are

I might guess these are Japanese

which I think is just a beautiful object I’d hang on the wall

I snatched them up immediately

One corner of the base is not square but rather cuts in a bit--see photos

Carved Wood Folk Art Man with Bowler and Graphite Drawn Face antique parquetry blocks I might guess these areThis guy looks to me as if he just rode into town with some schemes up his sleeve or snake oil to sell quite a character! He came out of the same estate as a few other carved figures I'm listing today. A few graphite marks on his chest suggest perhaps his maker planned to do a bit more work on him, but I think he's pretty great as he is. Graphite drawn mustache and brows and a bit of hair, and a bow drawn around the brim of his bowler, too. He's