SOLD Wolf Clenching Gold Ring, Old Carving Presumed Black Forest 19th c theorem watercolor big round painted eye with

big round painted eye with sculpted nose between them

the more the fields of things attracting me grows

The top was covered with fabric

and a palette knife

There are a few thin black that appear part of the image but I think must also be product of deterioration

SOLD Wolf Clenching Gold Ring, Old Carving Presumed Black Forest 19th c theorem watercolor big round painted eye withThe manner of this carving looks Black Forest to me, and the subject of it, too. This wolf clenches a gold ring in its mouth which I think maybe relates to Norse mythology. Though carved of wood, the form also evinces that of a stirrup cup, used on a hunt. I like it set tabletop just as pictured, emphasizing the prize like nature of the ring, but a string or wire could also be strung through a couple of the carved holes along the base to hang it flush