Handsome Mustachioed Man with Bum Leg and Black Boots Folk Art Carving ceramic owl 10 3/8" x 7 5/8"

10 3/8" x 7 5/8"

and the French title--"L'Homme avec son ours" (Man with his bear)--written on the underside perfectly articulates the best friend status of this particular bear

elevating it a bit from the surface on which it sits

which was framed in wood

all as documented--one along the exterior of one face

Handsome Mustachioed Man with Bum Leg and Black Boots Folk Art Carving ceramic owl 10 3/8" x 7 5/8"Among my very favorite carved folk art figures I've found, this handsome guy, in his long mustache and tall black boots, looks very much like a wrestler or strong man to me, and ready for action! I love everything about him, but perhaps especially his right leg, which, clearly carved of the same wood as the rest of of him, looks almost as if an intentionally crafted false leg. Photos tell the story best, but what a beautiful thing the way that leg was