Carved Rosebud on Post Mexican folk art candelabra and I think this is

and I think this is a real beauty

appearing in 12 volumes

taught by Shoji Hamada and Bernard Leach

2 3/8" deep with hooks

only enhanced by wear

Carved Rosebud on Post Mexican folk art candelabra and I think this isMaybe made as a finial of some sort, or maybe just a carved wooden valentine rosebud?! I just like it as an object, which could be used as a paperweight or stuck in a vessel, or just propped somewhere. Or gifted to one's everlasting love! I don't think it's terribly old but it definitely has some age. 7 7 8" l x 1" x 1". A little dryness roughness around one edge of the petal (which I'm only noticing in magnified photos) and a mark from an an old