Lorenzen Lantz Nova Scotia White Button Mushroom Sculpture wooden snake is in great overall condition

is in great overall condition

When I first spotted this wonderful little carved wooden boot I guessed it was a snuff box

which I think is just there to keep it tight in absence of a washer

The basket seems to be made primarily of a tightly wound paper fibre

Lorenzen Lantz Nova Scotia White Button Mushroom Sculpture wooden snake is in great overall conditionI found my first Lantz mushroom piece a number of months ago and have been on the lookout ever since, as these are quite exquisite, and highly collectible, little things! What makes them really wonderful is their specificity these have been used as teaching tools due to their accuracy in representing the fine details of each particular species of mushroom they portray. The name of the species in this case it looks to be "Lycoperdong erunatum" is