Folky Homemade Bookshelf with Carved Squirrels carved folk art mirror and "Denmark" pressed along the

and "Denmark" pressed along the bottom edge

are a case in point

but he has a fantastic presence and patina

elegant form

Folky Homemade Bookshelf with Carved Squirrels carved folk art mirror and "Denmark" pressed along theI found this one at Brimfield in the booth of a delightful seller who always has charming things; it was filled end to end with a bunch of old children's books, but happily she was willing to relocate those into a big pile and let me steal the shelf away, as I'm pretty smitten with these squirrels! Made with lots of love I'd bet by a parent or grandparent as a gift for a young child in the 1940s or 50s, with mellow gold paint on the exterior of the