Abstracted Figure(s), Modernist Mid Century Carved Sculpture antique ace of hearts This Sapolin Gold Leaf Kit

This Sapolin Gold Leaf Kit in its original wonderful turned wooden canister with dome lid

I picked the book

which I believe would have been done by its owner/s: CIR on the from and DIA on the back

I'm always on the lookout for beautiful vintage Japanese fans

Windsor County

Abstracted Figure(s), Modernist Mid Century Carved Sculpture antique ace of hearts This Sapolin Gold Leaf KitThis carving, which I purchased from a mostly mid century dealer with a really nice eye, just struck me with every turn it seems just about to resolve into something, like a pair of embracing figures, or a figure carrying a child, but it never quite does and so feels perpetually elusive and dynamic. From a few angles it also really appears as if there are the features of a face, or two, trapped just below the surface, waiting to emerge! 9 1 2 t x 3 3