Nice Old Relief Carved Folk Art Ship (formerly a bookend) tubular vase Clearly aged and worn

Clearly aged and worn

with a few tiny tiny chips along the top edge

with plain blue paper cover and plain laid paper pages bound with string

And how to beat the little shepherd at bottom

and quite a character he is with that long mane and mustache and chin-up profile--making me think a bit of a lion

Nice Old Relief Carved Folk Art Ship (formerly a bookend) tubular vase Clearly aged and wornThis carving was once the face of a bookend, but the bottom of the brass bookend attachment had been covered in felt that had gotten pretty rough, so I extricated it and it stands now on its own. I spent a few long days over the holidays going through old boxes in the basement where i had stashed inventory years ago from a little space i had in a shop nearby when i was just starting out in this business this is one of just a couple things I felt