Nice Old Relief Carved Folk Art Ship (formerly a bookend) erotic wallet I believe--1910s or so

I believe--1910s or so

(See also its black and gold twin

and also perhaps the contented look on his face

and that it is a very lovely and tender one

which she invests with lots of life

Nice Old Relief Carved Folk Art Ship (formerly a bookend) erotic wallet I believe--1910s or soThis carving was once the face of a bookend, but the bottom of the brass bookend attachment had been covered in felt that had gotten pretty rough, so I extricated it and it stands now on its own. I spent a few long days over the holidays going through old boxes in the basement where i had stashed inventory years ago from a little space i had in a shop nearby when i was just starting out in this business this is one of just a couple things I felt