Wise Looking Man, Old Carved Burl Folk Art Bust wedding day portrait though I have not been

though I have not been able to put a finger on the precise origins of the genre

I found these three together

but certainly lending a sense of urgency and vulnerability

Cards measure approx 3 1/2" x 2 3/8"

Wise Looking Man, Old Carved Burl Folk Art Bust wedding day portrait though I have not beenI believe this carving was made by the same person as the burl wolf with bared fangs also listed today, found together and with a similar manner to the carvings, though this guy feels like a calm sage, to counter to wilder instincts! (Specifically, he looks like a judge to me, carefully listening to both sides of the argument. ) Really quite a wonderful carving I think, very expressive face and with the natural form of the burl giving him quite an