Folky Homemade Bookshelf with Carved Squirrels folk art wooden cutout the blocks stack on dowels

the blocks stack on dowels

A wonderfully curious little carved bust

Perhaps my favorite thing about this little painting is the young boy's reflection in the mirror of his bureau

" And much loved it was

Folky Homemade Bookshelf with Carved Squirrels folk art wooden cutout the blocks stack on dowelsI found this one at Brimfield in the booth of a delightful seller who always has charming things; it was filled end to end with a bunch of old children's books, but happily she was willing to relocate those into a big pile and let me steal the shelf away, as I'm pretty smitten with these squirrels! Made with lots of love I'd bet by a parent or grandparent as a gift for a young child in the 1940s or 50s, with mellow gold paint on the exterior of the