Curious Painted Relief Carved Viking tree stump vase and grabbed this one for

and grabbed this one for its cream-painted wood handle with a great

As a perfect final touch

I would guess this box dates to the late 19th century

Great color

Curious Painted Relief Carved Viking tree stump vase and grabbed this one forI have no idea the story with this guy, but I really like him. He looks like a Viking to me, or at least some sort of Medieval warrior, pretty crudely carved and painted gold, with a blue painted ground, as if emerging from a long journey at sea! He's definitely got some age, as there is a fair amount of wear to the gold paint, which adds to the feeling that he's seen some battle! 6 5 8" x 3 1 2" x 3 8". There are two holes midway down either side