Hugely Empathetic Old Jointed Wooden Elephant mid-century drawing and every year (and every

and every year (and every stain) has I think just made it better

one ring fitting inside the other

happy little fellow

though I'm picturing a sort of madeleine with the silhouette of a 'gator on top

I'd guess they date from sometime between the 1910s-1930s

Hugely Empathetic Old Jointed Wooden Elephant mid-century drawing and every year (and everyTo my eye a total charmer, purchased from a wonderful dealer from my neck of the woods who shares my great love for these sorts of things. For me this captures all of the awkward lunkiness of an elephant to perfection, with the just the right matte gray paint for the body, enhanced with cream for the tusk and a bit of very gesturally drawn black for the ears on both sides. LOVE. 7 3 4" x 5 3 4" t. Perhaps a bit of loss to the tail and tusk but only