Marvelous Folk Art Carved Female Bust blue and white lidded stoneware crock The pointer/dial is not tight

The pointer/dial is not tight

this basket is also very sturdy

but also just a charming and handy knife to keep around

4 5/8" across from inside of lip

9 3/8" tall x 2 1/4" wide x 1/4" thick

Marvelous Folk Art Carved Female Bust blue and white lidded stoneware crock The pointer/dial is not tightAmong my very favorite figurative carvings I've had, I'd guess this beauty dates to the 1930s 40s or so, and is many times more great in person. To me she seems wonderfully self possessed and also as if she might be holding a secret, which she might or might not be on the cusp of revealing; just the sort of carving one might carry on an ongoing conversation with! Surprisingly, she appears not to be signed, unless there is a name carved into the