Antique Carved Wooden Cherub Presumed 18th Century French coiled Such a beauty of a

Such a beauty of a box

believed to date from the mid-20th century

The turned blonde wood cup may be older

I think it's a really wonderful piece

When I found this little clay fertility doll I had no idea quite what she was or where she came from

Antique Carved Wooden Cherub Presumed 18th Century French coiled Such a beauty of aThis wonderful little antique carved wooden cherub I am guessing is French, believe dates to the 18th century, and imagine came from a church or perhaps a piece of furniture. As I write this, Notre Dame is burning, so at the moment it looks to me rather sad, though yesterday I thought it looked quite beatific. I found it at the Wellesley, MA estate sale of artist Lois Gross Smiley (1925 2019), a prolific artist who came up with the Abstract