Infinity Loop: Interlocking Bits Folk Art Whimsy Wreath, 10 Inch diameter new england theorem painting though it believe these would

though it believe these would likely polish up some if desired

) Hand-colored paper litho on wooden blocks

is typically referred to as Iserlohn box

There are a few light scratches to the wood and a bit of wear around the beak

which leads the eye right to the curve in the road

Infinity Loop: Interlocking Bits Folk Art Whimsy Wreath, 10 Inch diameter new england theorem painting though it believe these wouldI find this type of whimsy composed of hundreds of individually carved wooden bits, each one sliding through the a slit in the center of next and locking in place quite amazing, and I don't come across them very often, especially one still forming a complete loop like this. (And, well constructed, it seems in no jeopardy of coming apart.) One finds examples fancier than this, with the pieces more ornately carved in a "Crown of Thorns" sort of manner,