19th Century Folk Art Portrait Drawing Daguerreotype, Man with Bright Eyes vintage wooden viking to my eye at least

to my eye at least

Pulling or pushing the slide lever to which this wood chopper's feet are attached causes him to either lift or lower his axe--pretty fun

but my interest in buying

I have a hard time wrapping my head around the process of so finely wrapping a bottle in woven basketry

many of which were done by artists working in New York at S

19th Century Folk Art Portrait Drawing Daguerreotype, Man with Bright Eyes vintage wooden viking to my eye at leastThis one I purchased from the same seller as the daguerreotype of the drawing of the child I just listed, and I believe they came from the same collection, this one also mid 1800s I believe. This image too is of what looks like a graphite drawn portrait in profile, here of a man perhaps in his 30s or so. There is some scratching to the plate and the outline of this gentleman's profile almost disappears, but in the right light it comes into clear view,