Old Carved Wooden Cup (Presumed Dipper Bowl) with Smiling Imp jointed wooden animal but a nice object I

but a nice object I think

and I think it's my favorite of the lot--for the pumpkin on the cover

presumably for holding a knife close at hand

form a circle and a frame around the scene

Old Carved Wooden Cup (Presumed Dipper Bowl) with Smiling Imp jointed wooden animal but a nice object II believe that this cup, with a carved hole on one side, once had a handle and was used as a dipper and given the imp devil carved into it, I'd guess for ale or similar! What a fabulously carved character he is, with graphite used to enhance his features and give teeth to that devilish wide smile and it appears there was once a name written in cursive letters across his chest, now a bit hard to read. The carving itself seems as old as the vessel or at