Beautifully Aged Antique Relief Carved, Painted Figure clubhouse drawing all as documented--one along the

all as documented--one along the exterior of one face

happily so I think: "He’s the best old dog you ever did see Wherever I go

Shipped flat packed in glassine between sheets of cardboard

So it was fun opening the largest box in this colorfully lacquered set to find many many more than I expected inside

Farragut's order of "Damn the torpedoes

Beautifully Aged Antique Relief Carved, Painted Figure clubhouse drawing all as documented--one along theThis is one of my favorite carved figure I've found, and I like it more and more the more I look at it. I don't know much at all about it, which I purchased from a dealer with many wonderful and eclectic things, who thought it European, but didn't know much more than that. I would guess the figure represents a saint of some sort, seated and with hands clasped before him, with remnants of paint still covering parts of his body, and layers of color