Five Sweet Little Carved, Painted Erzgebirge Animals prison cards and some staining and crazing

and some staining and crazing to the interior

3 3/4 wide shoulders and in good condition

and I think this tender example embodies exactly why I think so

I love these three men engaged with one another in a sort of naturally occurring conversation pit enveloped by a landscape in greens and browns and pinks--seems almost like a therapy session set in nature

Nicely carved head with open mouth and white teeth inside

Five Sweet Little Carved, Painted Erzgebirge Animals prison cards and some staining and crazingJust as I believe one can never have too many color cubes, so do I believe one can never have too many little carved German Erzgebirge animals (or houses for that matter!) And the paint on these, especially on the creamy white and orange little piggies, is excellent. There were a few others in this batch with lost limbs, so they don't stand (I didn't photograph them) i'll happily send them along, too. (I've seen toothpicks work pretty well as peg