Friendly Mid-Century Danish Modern Wooden Viking Figurine antique bookmark often in the form of

often in the form of “whitework” - white thread on white cotton

this fabulous tabletop ceramic puffin sculpture by Oisin Kelly for Kilkenny Design Studio (Kilkenny

This sweet and truly lovely small pitcher with hand-painted bluebirds dates from the first decade or so of the 20th century

who came from a long line of carvers

I found this wonderful sculpture at the estate sale of an artist

Friendly Mid-Century Danish Modern Wooden Viking Figurine antique bookmark often in the form ofThis vintage Danish Modern Viking figure, with copper shield and woolen tunic, was a souvenir from Jelling, in Jutland, a UNESCO world heritage site filled with thousand year old Viking rune stones and burial mounds. While there are lots of Scandinavian wooden Viking figures out there, I must say that I have yet to come across another who looks so kind, happy, and decidedly non fierce; really, he seems like he just wants to make friends! He's also got