Old Folk Art Bottle Whimsy with Crucifixion Scene man and seal and would I think be

and would I think be great over the desk or in a conference room

sweetly noting that this is a tricky one

with some small dings and wear to the wood that I think add rather than detract

I'd think he dates to the early 20th century

based in Albany New York

Old Folk Art Bottle Whimsy with Crucifixion Scene man and seal and would I think beNot for everyone, surely, but I found this super folky bottle whimsy crucifixion scene pretty hard to resist. Here we have Jesus on the tallest cross and the two thieves who were crucified beside him, and then, I would guess, Mary and St. John standing in front dressed in black for mourning she looking very disturbed but he, oddly smiling. Visible from the back side are the assembled props a ladder, a hammer, and what looks to be a giant matchstick