Wonderfully Carved Antique Figural Pipe Bowl: Man with Prominent Nose and Lots of Hair 1950s folk art with a nice sheen from

with a nice sheen from age and use

with general wear and age

There are others out there (I've had one myself) but I can't pass up a good MCM Royal Copenhagen vase--and am feeling especially pro-Denmark at the moment

a few minor surface dings but no chips

which became a force in the 1980s showing the "Pictures Generation" artists--Cindy Sherman

Wonderfully Carved Antique Figural Pipe Bowl: Man with Prominent Nose and Lots of Hair 1950s folk art with a nice sheen fromCarved folk art pipes like this make me long for the days when pipe smoking was common, and also remind me of the persistent human drive to make everyday things special, and personal though admittedly some manifestations of that drive are more exceptional than others! Wonderful face on this one, with strong nose, slightly open mouth, and an almost expressionistically carved head of hair. And with many years of use manifesting in a very rich patina,