Sweet Figurative Carved Folk Art Whimsy Spoon with Chain of Locks lead shot Text: 10 1/2" x 3

Text: 10 1/2" x 3 1/4

Like this frog

I believe this one likely dates to the late 19th/early 20th c

who had a fantastic collection of iconic mid-century furniture

or something

Sweet Figurative Carved Folk Art Whimsy Spoon with Chain of Locks lead shot Text: 10 1/2" x 3The whimsy or loving spoons one most often sees are Welsh or Scandinavian and often highly refined; Im not entirely certain the national origins of this one, but its the folkiness of it manifested in the figure and lock shaped chain links that I love (I might guess American nodding to the Scandinavian manner of decoration on the bowl and handle, but am not entirely certain..) I presume it is an upside down strawberry carved into the spoon of the