Wonderful (and Succinct) Old Carved Folk Art Boat Diorama deer Others I have found also

Others I have found also have a mark for the distributor (i

My photos do not do these hand-colored bookplate woodcut engravings justice--they are subtle but quite stunning I think

but this small coil made bowl would have been for everyday use

The Lantz pottery was founded in 1949 by artists Ernst and Alma Lorenzen

Wonderful (and Succinct) Old Carved Folk Art Boat Diorama deer Others I have found alsoOne sees old three dimensional carved ship "diorama" from time to time sometimes behind glass, sometimes not but this is the first I've seen done in such a succinct manner, with the ship carved in relief in an arched niche, and I think it's quite fabulous. It's a bit hard to tell but it seems it may have all be carved out of the one block of wood with the background painted behind the sails of the ship, which are three dimensional. I love the the feet