Silver Painted, Pin Prick Decorated, Carved Folk Art Pin Cushion Shoe Burmese box The puppet measures 12" tall

The puppet measures 12" tall by 3" wide and deep

Stone shows beautiful wear across its front and back surface and is in excellent condition--and could be put to use again

(And I do think

Missing the tip of an ear on one side

but I understand from the seller I purchased it from that it is signed REA and dated 1949

Silver Painted, Pin Prick Decorated, Carved Folk Art Pin Cushion Shoe Burmese box The puppet measures 12" tallSo many shoe shaped things in the world to love, and I'm a sucker for pin prick type decoration circling a toe! It's a curious one, feeling to me one part Victorian and one part Texas, between the silver and those stars adhered to the wide pink ribbon on either side. (And really, it seems quite an apt companion to the Marie Antoinette watercolor I'm listing next!) 5" l x 1 5 8" w x 3 1 2" t. Good condition, with a nice patina of use and wear, ribbons