Antique Carved Folk Art Articulated Figure Rowing Long Boat small planter with garden of eden scene 2 1/4" in diameter x

2 1/4" in diameter x 1 18" tall

currently for sale for $225

I  really love how wear  on these old sets gives them a nice softness to their once hard edges

or perhaps the teacher

but I think one could give it a little love by rubbing it with a bit of mineral oil or butcher block cream

Antique Carved Folk Art Articulated Figure Rowing Long Boat small planter with garden of eden scene 2 1/4" in diameter xI'm constantly amazed by the patience and care invested by the makers of objects like this, but I do think whoever made this must have felt quite satisfied with this wonderful jointed rower once finished. Wire inserted into the openings of the oars runs through oarlocks on either side, then through holes in the whittled hands of the rower and indeed with a little care he can still be made to row them. Without facial features, this rower feels like