Old Carved Wooden Cup (Presumed Dipper Bowl) with Smiling Imp dish with painted flower and have not been able

and have not been able to trace what appears to be LB signed on the back of her base

This one hurts my heart I love it so much--to my sensibilities

much more charming

There are a few scratches in the glass and scuffs of the surface

Old Carved Wooden Cup (Presumed Dipper Bowl) with Smiling Imp dish with painted flower and have not been ableI believe that this cup, with a carved hole on one side, once had a handle and was used as a dipper and given the imp devil carved into it, I'd guess for ale or similar! What a fabulously carved character he is, with graphite used to enhance his features and give teeth to that devilish wide smile and it appears there was once a name written in cursive letters across his chest, now a bit hard to read. The carving itself seems as old as the vessel or at