Sweet Old Hand-Carved Pine Bovine with Warm Patina and Wrapped Tail rough carving ) But what a gem

) But what a gem this one

Another sort of thing I just can't pass by when I come across them

was was founded in 1784 in Ireland but this card

and then this shelf packed with other little dolls and doll house furniture

also in the form of heavily annotated endpages and a series of small ink drawings of women

Sweet Old Hand-Carved Pine Bovine with Warm Patina and Wrapped Tail rough carving ) But what a gemA very sweet old carved cow or bull, of a nice scale, and with a nicely carved tail wrapping around to one side. Photos draw out the undertones in the wood a bit it is just a nice old pine with a nice warm patina from age. No fuss but lots of charm and presence. 5" l x 3" t x 1" w. Very good condition, nice old dry patina. There is an incised line around the neck on one side that makes it look as if there might be a break repair there there is not, it