Character-full Pair of Carved Votive Heads vintage balancing toy What is shown is what's

What is shown is what's included

with one nail a tiny bit higher than flush on front but still going through to the back

Verre églomisé is itself a French term referring to the process of applying a design and gilding onto the rear face of glass to produce a mirror finish--of which this

it makes sense that there would be a tradition in Japan of carving toads like this one that could be carried in a pocket—and surely this lovely little one would bring good fortune wherever he goes

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Character-full Pair of Carved Votive Heads vintage balancing toy What is shown is what'sA fun pair of vintage carved votive heads, found together and I think happy as a couple so sold that way. I take the one at left in first photo as female, with pinkened skin and intensively hand drawn graphite hair down her back. The other has a great modernist art deco sort of a feel, with oval eyes, great long eyebrows arching over them, and what I take for dramatically large ears on either side. (Good for listening to her!) 5 5 8" t and 4 1 2" t