Painted Wooden Folk Art Bull collectible box or charming just retired to

or charming just retired to a shelf to be appreciated for the wonderful object that he is

and wraps around nearly half of the vase

with a fair number of tiny bubbles in the glass) and the whimsy date to the late 19th century or so

probably dating to the 20s or 30s

Painted Wooden Folk Art Bull collectible box or charming just retired toI love that this little old bull was really made with "no bull" just a silhouette cut out from a piece of wood, painted brown with a stoke of cream for the belly and dab for the eyes, and then a piece of wire through a hole for the horns and a piece of twine for the tail. Can't argue with a thing about it pretty perfect. He's definitely old the wood has split a bit, and the tail has come unravelled, but I rather think all the better for it. Really a