Fabulous Brazilian Folk Art Dentist at Work Ceramic Sculpture art nouveau with rubber plugs on the

with rubber plugs on the undersides that fit tightly and show no wear that I can see

and I'm not entirely sure what all

But also for this marvelously drawn fellow with giant feet (

These hand-carved wooden ducks

the legs will alternately swing forward causing the toy to walk

Fabulous Brazilian Folk Art Dentist at Work Ceramic Sculpture art nouveau with rubber plugs on theI know this piece is that it came from the estate of a dentist, who commissioned it specifically, and I am certain that it is by a Brazilian folk artist, possibly Manoel Eudocio. The maker definitely captured the drama of a dentist at work, including the stuff of a patient's nightmares, as red paint spills through her two big front teeth, and dots her nose as well! All of the details on this are great, with nothing forgotten, from sink to spitting