Trompe l'oeil Carved Wooden Envelope Tofa wooden finger puppets who had a great collection

who had a great collection of mid-century and contemporary art and design objects

Both pieces are stamped "Tiffany Tots Made in Japan 2005 Tiffany & Co

It makes me want to cook a big pot of black eyed peas in it just so that I can put it on the table

in Grantville

with its elegant long neck and satiny glaze the perfect shade of green

Trompe l'oeil Carved Wooden Envelope Tofa wooden finger puppets who had a great collectionI'm not sure if 3 dimensional objects can actually qualify as trompe 'loeil, but I'm using the term to describe this wonderful carved envelope anyway! First, it is the size of an real small envelope, and second, the manner of the carving in relation to the color and grain of the wood creates the appearance of faux shadows (on top of real ones), crinkles, and the bulk of a letter inside. I'm not good identifying woods, but it seems an ususual one