Displeased Man in Jacket and Tie c. 1920s Carved Bust frog or just zoning out

or just zoning out

This blocks in this large parquetry set are indeed large--making them great for small hands to play around with

I assume the word preceding Greyhound on this one is meant to be Italian

Pretty good from the front

There is an old repair to his tail

Displeased Man in Jacket and Tie c. 1920s Carved Bust frog or just zoning outAnother funny head, this one looking quite a bit the sourpuss perhaps too many hours spent in a coat and tie! Perhaps he was once had a pair of shoulders, too, as there are a couple of screw holes on the underside, and some gold and silver paint on the sides that would have been concealed if there were. His energetically carved head of hair shows now much mellowed gold and silver paint as well, and there are traces of silver on his chest. Great face,