Vintage Relief Carving of Melancholic Looking Young Man Galium trifidum and is nice and deep

and is nice and deep so as to be useful in the kitchen

reddish stained turned wooden handle features a hole near the end for easy hanging

I believe this sweet little wooden box was a Florentine souvenir

and a very sharp one

Vintage Relief Carving of Melancholic Looking Young Man Galium trifidum and is nice and deepNot an especially skillful carving, but it's one I'd be inclined to have an ongoing conversation with, encouraging this young fellow to cheer up a bit! I've got a bit of a weakness for what might be described as portraits of the artist as a young man (or young woman!) and would venture to guess this was indeed a self portrait, maybe carved in art class, capturing its maker in a moment of youthful angst. 9 3 4" x 7 5 8" x 5 8" thick, with a dark stain