SOLD Curious Little Stone Carved Nude, with Smitten Fellow on Reverse Dansk bury the dead and educate

bury the dead and educate the orphan

1910s-30s I would guess

4 7/8" across at base

I've learned these old locks are often referred to as "smokehouse locks” because people commonly used them to lock the meat in their smokehouses to prevent poaching

SOLD Curious Little Stone Carved Nude, with Smitten Fellow on Reverse Dansk bury the dead and educateA curious little double sided carving incised into what appears to be a soft sort of stone, which also feels a bit like chalkware. It's the nude that sold me, who appears to be drawing back the curtains, or opening her kimono as it were, to proudly reveal herself with that drapery also looking a bit like wings! And on the reverse, a bearded fellow with crown like mane, who one has to think is meant to be admiring her framed in such a way that I'd