HUGE and Beautiful Old Hand-turned Wooden Bowl wood swallow wall ornaments The nutcracker is in good

The nutcracker is in good overall condition

woven with wool on wool I believe

and possibly Middle Eastern

or certainly as part of a collection alongside other beautiful boxes or lacquerware

certainly bears a strong resemblance to West German pieces of the fat lava era

HUGE and Beautiful Old Hand-turned Wooden Bowl wood swallow wall ornaments The nutcracker is in goodWhen I grabbed this wonderful old wooden bowl at a recent sale, it was "oohed" and "aahed" over the entire time I held it in my arms on the way to check out. It really is a beauty. And huge! With a diameter of 19 inches, it would hold just about anything you might want to put in it and there would still be room for more! The wood grain is lovely and this bowl's got a great patina. As evident from the photos, it's well worn, with a little roughness in