found this at a old estate sale

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What you have is a wall decoration that has been "antiqued" ..The auction link above misrepresented their copy. It is probably ten to twenty years old and no older. When you see two items similar with the same markings, that should raise a red flag. I have been to several large antique shows, one in Brimfield, Mass. that had booth's full of this type of items. They are worth what you want to pay for them. Most were made in a foreign country for import to the U.S.
Seldom will you find true "Folk Art" anymore.
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MINE LOOKS MORE HAND CARVED THEN THE ONE IN THE PIC .........my face looks more hand carved . maybe someone wanted to copy it and made it themselves .......
 

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pinebarrens1 said:
MINE LOOKS MORE HAND CARVED THEN THE ONE IN THE PIC .........my face looks more hand carved . maybe someone wanted to copy it and made it themselves .......
The imports are all hand carved, some better than others. Made in a factory, probably with some very talented carvers who worked for penneys a day.
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