Hugely Empathetic Old Jointed Wooden Elephant worn wooden sign especially ones with moving parts

especially ones with moving parts

(An almost exact likeness of this one is listed on First Dibs at $1200)

with honeysuckle

or to mark 5 decades of life on earth

we know from a handwritten note on reverse

Hugely Empathetic Old Jointed Wooden Elephant worn wooden sign especially ones with moving partsTo my eye a total charmer, purchased from a wonderful dealer from my neck of the woods who shares my great love for these sorts of things. For me this captures all of the awkward lunkiness of an elephant to perfection, with the just the right matte gray paint for the body, enhanced with cream for the tusk and a bit of very gesturally drawn black for the ears on both sides. LOVE. 7 3 4" x 5 3 4" t. Perhaps a bit of loss to the tail and tusk but only