Large Antique Carved Wooden Boot With Many Nail Buttons century of progress exhibition one small hole in the

one small hole in the cloth below the top left tree

How much better though to find the tooth form incorporated into a curious three legged chair

I just love how deeply contemplative these three fluffy cats look

I really love the poise and attitude of this woman

and extremely viscerally satisfying

Large Antique Carved Wooden Boot With Many Nail Buttons century of progress exhibition one small hole in theI'm never quire sure with a carved boot of this near full sized scale whether it was a folk creation or a cobbler's display piece, but whatever the case, all those tiny nails running up the length of the front, as if just waiting to be laced, really do it for me. There's a corresponding trail of nail punched holes (recesses) running along side them, and more of the same decorating the toe and sides. Nicely carved heel too. 8" l x 5 1 4" t x 2 3 8" w.