Very Expressive Folk Art Polychromed Carved Wood Seagull Zanesville planter all with many years of

all with many years of use in them yet

and am always impressed by the labor and patience embodied in creations made of matchsticks

Really excellent antique condition

As far as ice picks go

9 1/2" long x 5 7/8" tall x 6 7/8" deep

Very Expressive Folk Art Polychromed Carved Wood Seagull Zanesville planter all with many years ofThis wonderful seagull, carved of wood and polychromed, has a familiarity about it to me, as if done by an artist whose work I have seen somewhere but can't place. It's definitely not your average seagull, I really think done by someone known, and something tells me from Nova Scotia but that's just a hunch. The painterly white head with mossy green yellow tipped beak is just glorious, and I love the way it stands balanced on tail features with wire