Amazing Chinese Carved Bone Antique Spellicans Set vintage broom I believe this load-bearing character

I believe this load-bearing character is based on Tevye

8 3/4" long

great from head to toe--from those hand-painted black and white eyes almost on the very top of its head

it could be kept on the desk just to be picked up now and then as it feels great to hold

Oil on canvas

Amazing Chinese Carved Bone Antique Spellicans Set vintage broom I believe this load-bearing characterMy obsession with antique Spellicans continues and always keep an eye out and when I spotted these there was no way I wasn't going to snatch them up! I've had English and German sets, but this is the first set of Chinese spellicans I have had, and I believe these are probably ivory. They are quite substantial in thickness and weight, making them quite nice to play with, and wonderfully carved to resemble tools and weapons (these detailed pieces are