Early 20th Century Beautifully Carved and Painted Folk Art Elephant with Tusks modernist planter I can never keep sets

I can never keep sets of these in stock for long

from the slightly drooping rose at its center to the buoyant lilac that you can just about smell

original to the postcard

Most of the sewing machine parts are gone at this point

Early 20th Century Beautifully Carved and Painted Folk Art Elephant with Tusks modernist planter I can never keep setsThis striking, wonderfully done carved wooden elephant makes me think of the wonders of visiting both the Natural History Museum and the circus as a child; though of tabletop scale, it feels grand in presence, and rather majestic, conveying a sense of the massive gravitas of the elephant! Perfect matte gray paint, only interrupted by the whites of the eyes and tusks (and a bit of red at the mouth) and then just the right green for the base, which