Marvelous Antique Folk Art Wooden House (Bank) with Alligator Paint old pencil box and the figure himself looks

and the figure himself looks rather German

4 3/8" tall x 2 7/8" across at arms

and the stalk has enough of a depth to cast a bit of nice shadow

The vase measures 4 inches tall with a diameter of 2

it appears it was sent long ago to Mamma (

Marvelous Antique Folk Art Wooden House (Bank) with Alligator Paint old pencil box and the figure himself looksThe challenge with this wonderful house is deciding which side to face front; there are strong arguments in all directions! With a slot cut under one arching window on one of the short sides, my guess is that a father or grandfather made this one as a coin bank for a child, though with no floor I'd guess the money inserted didn't stay there for long! Clearly tons of love was put into this, with wooden frames around each silver painted window,