Very Tender 1952 Signed Folk Art Hand-cranked Carousel ikebana vase The backs feature red on

The backs feature red on white text courtesy of the International Tobacco Co

I love the line drawn between that eye and eyebrow

I love these very naive watercolors

The figurative baskets like this one are especially desirable

but unknown to me

Very Tender 1952 Signed Folk Art Hand-cranked Carousel ikebana vase The backs feature red onI 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