Art Deco-esque Old Pattern Carved Panel (Carver's Sampler) large carved head the New York Public Library

the New York Public Library

Except for the loss of reigns and possibly base

I am not enough of a Civil War expert to unpack it

with the balls in their cages flipping from one side to the other as it goes

but it is stable and sound and not fragile and all the more radiant in person

Art Deco-esque Old Pattern Carved Panel (Carver's Sampler) large carved head the New York Public LibraryI like this old carved panel just for the looks of it, but also for being a sampler of sorts, akin to a sewing sampler, in this case I believe for practicing the carving of decorative ornament or trim. And, like an needlepoint sampler, this one is satisfying both for the individual elements and the overall composition, patterns fit into a larger geometric order. With some more on the back, too. 12" x 10. Carved of pine I believe, with a nice warm dry