Fabulous Carved and Painted Wooden Sculpture of Seal or Sea Lion Balancing Ball vintage planter or more traditional decor

or more traditional decor

This wonderful reverse painting on glass

I think all three are just exquisitely beautiful objects to look at and live with

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Fabulous Carved and Painted Wooden Sculpture of Seal or Sea Lion Balancing Ball vintage planter or more traditional decorI found this painted wood sculpture of a seal or sea lion balancing a ball at the estate sale of an artist, architect and MIT librarian and fell in love with it at once. I know nothing of its origins, and it is unsigned, but I think it is absolutely fantastic! Carved from what looks to be one piece of wood, its body is painted a deep teal green animated with thousands of tiny dots in yellow, pink, purple, white and a lighter green. And then that face!