Existential Feeling Old Art Brut Carved Face Pipe 1950s folk art The box is pretty beaten

The box is pretty beaten up but the set seems to be pretty complete

Really sharp looking

now detached

On the envelope I love the

with some surface stratches and a little paint loss around the edges of the flag

Existential Feeling Old Art Brut Carved Face Pipe 1950s folk art The box is pretty beatenWonderful carving, fantastic patina, and a face that feels to me about as existential as they come exactly right for the bowl of a pipe, breathing in and out forever. And the carving of the stem feels nearly as expressive as the face itself. He's got one small nail just below one temple, I believe a repair to stabilize the split down his forehead; it's a bit hard to tell, but I like him all the better for it. 6 1 8 l x 1 1 2 t x 1 w. Really wonderful