Curious Little Folk Art Carved Figure on Antique Receipt Post painted wood sculpture making cracking nuts feel pretty

making cracking nuts feel pretty fun and festive whether stuffed with $ or not

The only missing bit that I can see if the very top layer on the upper right "arm

but with pencil-drawn details

spring of 1829

made of a variety of woods and most of them from Japan

Curious Little Folk Art Carved Figure on Antique Receipt Post painted wood sculpture making cracking nuts feel prettyA super curious and resourcefully 'make do' little thing! The post stand I believe is a Victorian era cast iron receipt punch holder, which clearly inspired the creation of the carved figure, the heart of which it pierces right through. It seems, based one some paint loss on the feet of the figure and overall patina, that it was made quite a long time ago, but I'm not completely certain. But I think it's quite a wonderful little thing, with the shape