Gorgeous Pair of Victorian Turned Croquet Posts in Original Paint - 22 Inches face puzzle " a hapless fellow fallen

" a hapless fellow fallen into the water while catching eels in "Bob in for Eeels

I believe this load-bearing character is based on Tevye

which adds to its richness

and it is constructed of six identical interlocking parts

Gorgeous Pair of Victorian Turned Croquet Posts in Original Paint - 22 Inches face puzzle " a hapless fellow fallenI've long been admiring both the forms and the glorious color on early croquet posts, so was delighted to finally find this pair in Maine a few days ago. Great original paint, terrific palette, beautiful turned forms looking like stacks of spools. The only thing missing is a base for display (one sometime sees stands composed of a couple of old croquet balls), but certainly there are also sorts of ways in which to show these. I look as readymade