Dickensian Mid 19th C. Folk Art Wood Carved Figure in Cloak antique handmade lace with blank backs

with blank backs

and what a beautiful machine

Both measure 3 1/2" x 5 1/2" and are in very good condition

so am pricing them as if silver plate

I really love how much the box tells us about how much these blocks were valued and used

Dickensian Mid 19th C. Folk Art Wood Carved Figure in Cloak antique handmade lace with blank backsWhat a character and what a presence this carved fellow is, found in New Hampshire but I'd guess British, looking very Dickensian to me surely an interesting backstory, and with that straight line of a mouth and deep set eyes I think he's got a bit of a young Ebenezer Scrooge aspect. Very expressive face, terrific carved head of hair (which looks rather like an exposed brain!), marvelously delicate little pointed feet, and what drama to the drape of