HUGE c. 1940s-50s Wax Steak dovetail corners with some surface rusting

with some surface rusting

can’t resist a 19th century schoolgirl drawing

but looks great

with the cutout at the left of each piece fitting one particular beak

but the piece—made entirely of strands of hair painstakingly looped and knotted around and through a wire armature—comprises a cross for the bottom layer

HUGE c. 1940s-50s Wax Steak dovetail corners with some surface rustingPerhaps it is just me, but I am totally into this giant wax steak, which I purchased along with a bunch more wax food fruits and veggies and eggs and bacon, some of which I'm listing today separately. I love my stone fruit, but wax food is a whole 'nother ball of wax (ha!) I know there are contemporary makers of faux food, but this is the real old vintage deal, which is rare to find, and I find the craft of it all pretty fantastic. I would be inclined