Handcarved Vintage Light Wood Whimsy Chain with Balls in Cages animal decoration it is composed of matchsticks:

it is composed of matchsticks: burned at their tips

with a fabulous all-over triangular relief pattern and drippy green and salmon-colored glaze over cream slip

irregular rim on the kitchen island or at the center of the dinner table filled with calla lilies

I believe he dates to the late 19th or early 20th century and was made in India

Handcarved Vintage Light Wood Whimsy Chain with Balls in Cages animal decoration it is composed of matchsticks:I've been really loving diving into new genres of things, especially within the realm of folk art, and one of them is carved wooden whimsies like this chain, carved from one piece of wood. I can't even imagine having the ability first to to envision and then execute something like this, but I am so glad there are carvers out there who have and do! I purchased this piece, and two other whimsy chains, from a dealer in Maine, from whom I understand they