Old Carved Wooden Cup (Presumed Dipper Bowl) with Smiling Imp jointed wooden animal simply a long

simply a long

presumably for holding a knife close at hand

with dots for seeds all over

Overall dimsensions: 8 13/16" x 6 3/4"

This vase has a really beautiful form and positively glows

Old Carved Wooden Cup (Presumed Dipper Bowl) with Smiling Imp jointed wooden animal simply a longI believe that this cup, with a carved hole on one side, once had a handle and was used as a dipper and given the imp devil carved into it, I'd guess for ale or similar! What a fabulously carved character he is, with graphite used to enhance his features and give teeth to that devilish wide smile and it appears there was once a name written in cursive letters across his chest, now a bit hard to read. The carving itself seems as old as the vessel or at