Empathetic One Armed Wooden Man in Red Cap old wooden lion with that great drop downhill

with that great drop downhill at the far right  It was done in the 1880s

And while not so often the case

iconic to arts and crafts pottery of the earlyish 20th century

I believe the whole bottom used to be covered in paper

it is still quite a lovely thing

Empathetic One Armed Wooden Man in Red Cap old wooden lion with that great drop downhillPerhaps this guy was a jockey, and maybe once part of a whirligig, I'm not sure, but he's long since retired, whatever the case, and I really love him as he is now. Nice old paint, wonderfully weathered, and clearly a bid wounded now. He'll stand if leaned against something, or certainly a hook could be added to hang him on the wall. 14 5 8" t x 3" wide with arm down, 1 1 8" d. Structurally stable and sound, missing one arm and the toe of one foot as