Nice Old Relief Carved Folk Art Ship (formerly a bookend) tubular vase Tiles measure 2" x 1"

Tiles measure 2" x 1" x 5/16"

with a few tiny tiny chips along the top edge

as the forms surrounding them sure suggest ship wheels to me

Very humble

Nice Old Relief Carved Folk Art Ship (formerly a bookend) tubular vase Tiles measure 2" x 1"This carving was once the face of a bookend, but the bottom of the brass bookend attachment had been covered in felt that had gotten pretty rough, so I extricated it and it stands now on its own. I spent a few long days over the holidays going through old boxes in the basement where i had stashed inventory years ago from a little space i had in a shop nearby when i was just starting out in this business this is one of just a couple things I felt