SOLD Wolf Clenching Gold Ring, Old Carving Presumed Black Forest card trick with a small loss at

with a small loss at the front left corner

I assume made for storing doll clothes or dishes and whatnot

which also makes me think of early distorted anamorphic images

Quite a lot of care and commitment went into it

SOLD Wolf Clenching Gold Ring, Old Carving Presumed Black Forest card trick with a small loss atThe manner of this carving looks Black Forest to me, and the subject of it, too. This wolf clenches a gold ring in its mouth which I think maybe relates to Norse mythology. Though carved of wood, the form also evinces that of a stirrup cup, used on a hunt. I like it set tabletop just as pictured, emphasizing the prize like nature of the ring, but a string or wire could also be strung through a couple of the carved holes along the base to hang it flush