Lovely Old Carved Toy Sword animal on wheels which provide forms and shapes

which provide forms and shapes to reproduce using the tiles

And it's pretty great to sit upon it

especially his otters like this one

founded in 1949 by artists Ernst and Alma Lorenzen

but I think this particular piece quite transcends the context of its making

Lovely Old Carved Toy Sword animal on wheels which provide forms and shapesMuch more fun to wield a play sword than a carved letter opener, and this would be a good one to hang from a nail on the wall then take down to put it into action now and then. I assume this was carved for a child in order to do exactly that and its tip appears to have taken a stab or two. Quite a lovely object I think, all carved from one piece of wood, and beautiful wood at that. 18 1 4" long x 2 1 8" across at handle, 3 8" thick. One small chip on