Young Wrestler/Strongman in Prize Belt and Balletic Pose, Antique RPPC (with Bloodstain on Reverse) 1980s new york as there seems to be

as there seems to be a tiny hole somewhere from which a tiny bit of it has come out

I especially like the framing/cropping on this one

Beautifully carved of what I believe is a green soapstone

17” x 14” x 2 1/2”

With the underside of the lid signed by a "Hattie L

Young Wrestler/Strongman in Prize Belt and Balletic Pose, Antique RPPC (with Bloodstain on Reverse) 1980s new york as there seems to beI take this handsome and very poised looking young man as a wrestler, 1st decade or so of the 1900s, with what looks like some manner of prize belt around his waist, though I can't quite read what's on it. He seems to me, though, with arms and feet in first position, ready to rise on his toes and spring to life as a ballet dancer. A charmer. 5 3 8" x 3 7 16" and in overall good condition, general wear and what appears to be an old blood stain (!, with