Wonderful 27 Inch Carved Whimsy Chain with Canoes! double sided drawing I love the look of

I love the look of these antique pot scrubbers

so don't mind these at all

carved out of (into

but became famous--and more complicated--when an extraordinary series of boxes with the motif were commissioned in 1760 by or for the Qianlong emperor

but a lovely small double-sided drawing I think they together make

Wonderful 27 Inch Carved Whimsy Chain with Canoes! double sided drawing I love the look ofThis is the definitely the first carved whimsy chain I've ever seen with canoes carved into the middle of it such a fun one. Plus dangling locks of sorts on either end. At 27 1 2" long, it would be a fun one to hang from a couple of nails snaking across the wall. This is one of a a number of old pine carved whimsies I purchased together and believe were all made by one American carver, first half of the 20th century I believe. Skillfully done, with a