Handcarved Vintage Light Wood Whimsy Chain with Anchor Hook cool watercolor and a flower and vine

and a flower and vine design around the perimeter of the base

not perfectly rounded

made of porcelain encased in a very finely woven wicker shell

lidded pewter box features exceptionally fine engraved details (thousands and thousands of tiny pin pricks

with orange and red details

Handcarved Vintage Light Wood Whimsy Chain with Anchor Hook cool watercolor and a flower and vineI've been really loving diving into new genres of things, especially within the realm of folk art, and one of them is carved wooden whimsies like this chain, carved from one piece of wood. I can't even imagine having the ability first to to envision and then execute something like this, but I am so glad there are carvers out there who have and do! I purchased this piece, and two other whimsy chains, from a dealer in Maine, from whom I understand they