Carved Wood Folk Art Man with Bowler and Graphite Drawn Face antique parquetry blocks One corner of the base

One corner of the base is not square but rather cuts in a bit--see photos

and mounted to tan

Not a flaw anywhere on it that I can see

worn by ministers

Framed as I found him in an old wood frame which I think suits him well

Carved Wood Folk Art Man with Bowler and Graphite Drawn Face antique parquetry blocks One corner of the baseThis guy looks to me as if he just rode into town with some schemes up his sleeve or snake oil to sell quite a character! He came out of the same estate as a few other carved figures I'm listing today. A few graphite marks on his chest suggest perhaps his maker planned to do a bit more work on him, but I think he's pretty great as he is. Graphite drawn mustache and brows and a bit of hair, and a bow drawn around the brim of his bowler, too. He's