Curious Old Hand-carved Jointed Man (Missing Limbs!) round whimsy but would be a handy

but would be a handy thing to stash all of one's stuff inside in order to move from table to table

and specifically ones that have been personalized one way or another (or mended and mended again

especially considering their age and fragility (and I do think the backs are nearly as lovely as the fronts

with glasses folded to one side in favor of hunching over the paper as he writes

Curious Old Hand-carved Jointed Man (Missing Limbs!) round whimsy but would be a handyThis poor fellow has lost both forearms and one lower leg too, but of course I always feel compelled to adopt the wounded ones, and I especially like the unusual shape of the head and neck (and ears!) on this old guy. Happily, through the course of photographing him I discovered he's quite a good one for posing, able to sit or rest in a variety of positions, as documented. 6 1 4" t x 1 5 8" w x 1" d. Despite his missing parts, his remaining self is in