Bottle Shaped Architectural Carved Pine Whimsy with Crown Top parlour games with some loss of the

with some loss of the bright yellow nailed-on trim around the lower sides

I’m not sure if there was ever a purpose for these—perhaps a doll’s library

It stands straight without wobble on its flat bottom and is carved on the back with what appears to be a triangle and a 6 or a 9 and a "V" like mark

Pretty perfect

Perhaps it lost one tiny one along the way

Bottle Shaped Architectural Carved Pine Whimsy with Crown Top parlour games with some loss of theFound together with a second whimsy just listed, and I presume by the same maker. This one has no moving parts, but I have a special love for "architectural" sorts of whimsies like this, and this one seems almost as if it should exist inside of a bottle, with that excellent crown like top poking out as a stopper and so it invokes a nice presence absence sort of dynamic. Stands on its own, with a nice warm dry wood patina, pine I believe. 8 3 4" x 1 3