Very Tender 1952 Signed Folk Art Hand-cranked Carousel ikebana vase If needed/desired he could be

If needed/desired he could be replaced with a colorful bead or all sorts of other things

The figurative baskets like this one are especially desirable

I love these very naive watercolors

and have a really nice thickness and terrific weight (these are heavy

Very Tender 1952 Signed Folk Art Hand-cranked Carousel ikebana vase If needed/desired he could beI found this very very sweet folk art carousel in New Hampshire last week and paid for it about what I'm asking, but it called very loudly to me to be its steward, and I could not ignore the call! The underside of the base tells us that it was created by George P. Denck in the winter of 1952, I'd be willing to bet for a child or grandchild and all signs are that it was much loved and played with. On the carousel which still rotates very smoothly by