Beautifully Carved Treen Cowboy Boots! 1970s Bennington potters and this terrific alligator cracking

and this terrific alligator cracking to the paint on the "good" side

Plus brass spinners at their centers which work wonderfully to set them spinning

the wooden form itself measures 9 3/4" long x 2 3/4" wide x 4" tall

perched on the corner of the drafting table of an artist

frame 13" x 9 3/4”

Beautifully Carved Treen Cowboy Boots! 1970s Bennington potters and this terrific alligator crackingThese miniature cowboy boots were beautifully carved, giving them the feel of fine treen snuff boxes and vesta, though these have no other function than as whimsies. I am not certain of their age, and a little quick research re. the history of cowboy boots has not helped me much, but these definitely have some age and the manner of the carving make me think they are fairly old. Each measures 2 1 16" t x 2" l x 1 2" wide and they are both in excellent