Large, Very Beautiful Antique Carved Wood and Cork Fishing Float vintage toy soldier which I have not attempted

which I have not attempted to polish

Goldstrom has been creating small scale ceramic sculpture and tiles in a similar manner for many decades (unbeknownst to me until now)

narrowing at the top to a small and tightly fitting lid that reminds me of a little hat perched atop a large head

maybe a small town mayor

Large, Very Beautiful Antique Carved Wood and Cork Fishing Float vintage toy soldier which I have not attemptedI'm a sucker for beautiful fishing floats, which I find super satisfying objects, in terms of both painted surface and form (plus they're easy to hang!) and this is among the most beautiful I've seen. Wonderfully (and to my eye very lovingly) painted yellow bands over the red on the stem at both ends as well as on the cork body of the float, and then this beautifully carved ring bead near the end, red with a yellow stripes around the perimeter. Really