Early Carved Doll Crib with Original Yellow Paint three minute painting including wonderfully detailed teeth and

including wonderfully detailed teeth and long eye lashes

The small water stain running from his eye to the edge of the painting also makes it feel as if he might be having a premonition

It reminds me a bit of the (much larger and bronze)) sculptures of Marino Marini

Here perhaps it is Davey Crockett himself portrayed in his raccoon skin hat

Early Carved Doll Crib with Original Yellow Paint three minute painting including wonderfully detailed teeth andI found this doll's cradle right beside the miniature ladder back chair I just listed in Maine this past week, and have to guess they both came from the estate of someone with a really terrific early doll furniture collection. While they may not be as hot a ticket as miniature chairs, I find the form of a cradle a super beautiful thing, with its curved rockers underneath and arched end s on top. This one, more early than late 19th c. I would guess and