Beautifully Crafted Miniature Wooden Table miniature shoe form but which contains some irregularities

but which contains some irregularities

1 3/8" across at opening and 3 3/4" across at base

I have to think this boy and dog was done after a 18th century painting by Gainsborough or Bartholomew Dandridge or someone similar among which there are smartly dressed boys and dogs aplenty

but I think it is really wonderful

but I've found it rare to find ones that elevate gluing to shells onto a box to something that feels like an art form

Beautifully Crafted Miniature Wooden Table miniature shoe form but which contains some irregularitiesA perfect little thing, which someone clearly invested a lot of love in making quite a long time ago I believe look at those beautifully joints connecting the legs to the table top! Pencil marks on the underside show some careful planning, and it looks that the legs themselves were whittled. Lovely, and a great pedestal for a favorite little carved bust or figure I'd say. 3 1 4" wide and deep; 3" tall. Very good, nicely aged condition, with a little