Hand-painted Antique Wooden Souvenir from Skansen, Stockholm, 1898 bisque ceramics stoic ceramic bull has a

stoic ceramic bull has a presence much grander than its size

I imagine this sweet woodblock was carved by a member of a boy scout troop in the 1940s or so

the smaller 4 3/8" diameter and 1 1/4" tall

no visible flaws

looking fabulous holding down a pile of papers while just waiting to be picked up and held in your hand

Hand-painted Antique Wooden Souvenir from Skansen, Stockholm, 1898 bisque ceramics stoic ceramic bull has aI vividly remember visiting Skansenan open air museum and zoo in Stockholm dedicated to showing the traditional Swedish way of life prior to industrializationon a cold and rainy day fall day several years ago, largely for the purpose of visiting their wonderful gift shop, where I loaded up on quintessentially Swedish gifts to bring home to friends and family. It thus felt rather serendipitous to find this Skansen souvenir (minne, in Swedish, which