MEN: Large Antique Hand-carved Letters with Traces of Gold Paint long tail as documented

as documented

with the white looking perhaps to be tempera paint

the donkeys--and companion elephants

No chips or cracks

Cubes measure 1 1/8" cubed

MEN: Large Antique Hand-carved Letters with Traces of Gold Paint long tail as documentedPerhaps these antique carved letters once served as signage in a clothing or general store; I am not certain, but certainly lots of contexts in which they would be good now, and in my experience its pretty rare to find an original set of these together actually spelling a word! Over the years I'd guess they date to the late 19th early 20th c they've lost much of their original gilding, but some is hanging on lending a little glimmer when hung. Plenty