Ten Little Old Erzgebirge Carved and Hand-painted Wooden Pigs Haitian oil painting with "Masereel" handwritten in black

with "Masereel" handwritten in black marker

9 1/2" tall x 5 1/2" long x 3 1/2" wide and in great condition

contained in a cardboard canister

but also for its lineage among what one imagines are many thousands of similar photos taken at this tree over many many years

though it appears to be unsigned

Ten Little Old Erzgebirge Carved and Hand-painted Wooden Pigs Haitian oil painting with "Masereel" handwritten in blackI have to think this collection of 10 antique German hand carved and painted little wooden pigs was formed over time, gathering a pig or two from various sets of farm animals. And quite a wonderful collection I think it is, with a range of sizes and varieties, all of them quite old I believe, and very charmingly painted, and lending themselves to all sorts of arrangements. (And, happily, some balance well on the backs of others!) Very sweet. Largest