Lovely Antique Carved Miniature Boot with Brass Nail Inlay rounded box so the second set with

so the second set with red eye balls was painted to do the trick

I do really love a good luck horseshoe

or for any fan of tabletop furniture--this is a beautifully constructed little wooden carpenter's table/workbench

and a pig…) but always with a very particular look and a definite homeliness that makes them very endearing—and  of course I’ve come to feel the more wounded and distinctive the better

I have found a few other examples

Lovely Antique Carved Miniature Boot with Brass Nail Inlay rounded box so the second set withJust a delightful carved whimsy of sorts, which I love in the same way I love an antique boot shaped snuff box, especially for those tiny brass tacks nailed in one by one, running around the toe and then up the front as eyelets with hand drawn laces in between. Charming. 3" l x 2 1 2" t x 3 4" d and in very good condition, with a little dryness to the wood, which I have not touched.