Marvelous Old Folk Art Noah's Ark Animals (Polar Bear and White Dog?) - A Pair antique lustreware Mid 19th century or so

Mid 19th century or so New England

mostly blue on front and black on reverse

also known as spellicans

I just love this solid walnut top as an object

with a few small pin holes in the velvet and one stitch on the star that appears to have come loose and then was knotted back into place

Marvelous Old Folk Art Noah's Ark Animals (Polar Bear and White Dog?) - A Pair antique lustreware Mid 19th century or soThese are from a group of wonderful old handmade animals I found this past weekend in New Hampshire (and splurged a bit on as I think they're pretty special) I believe from a Noah's Ark set, though I'm not entirely sure all from the same set. I've divided them into a few pairs, and thought these two a perfect match. The larger, I would guess a polar bear, has jointed front and back legs; the smaller, who also looks a bit like a polar bear, though