Pair of Small, Whittled Whimsy Chains with Nice Age souvenir painting Plus this great fence

Plus this great fence

Checkers and box are in great condition

Really a lovely

I bought them at a sale that included lots of mid-century Scandinavian ceramics and glass

down to the expression on his face

Pair of Small, Whittled Whimsy Chains with Nice Age souvenir painting Plus this great fenceI found this little pair of carved chain links together in Vermont, and while I don't always jump on carved whimsy chains these days, I think these are very nice ones, in which one very much feels the hand of the carver, whittling carefully away. The same hand (knife) made both, I believe, and I like them together, with the contrast between two different lengths of links making them feel specific and particular. Pretty easy to imagine the carver