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Vintage Hand Carved Wooden Folk Art Dog Standing on All Four Marked ESTES For Your Folk Art Carvings Collection-DogCarving3 Details Description: A nice hand carved wood dog figure. The carving shows a dog standing on all four with its ears perked up and its short tail standing. The carving is very well done and shows the details of the dog's face, eyes, mouth, nose, tail, head and fur all over its body. The carving is does not appear to be colored and instead shows the wood with the carved lines to simulate the dog's fur giving the darker appearance of the exterior of the dog. These lines appear to also be soiled and thus contributing to the darker appearance. The piece is extremely well done by what we would categorize as an accomplished carver. This small carving (~5" long) shows a great deal of details which indicates the ability of the carver to work on miniatures with great accuracy. The carving is marked ESTES on the bottom of the dog's belly (see last two photos). This is a wonderful and extremely well-done piece of folk art carving to add to your Collection. Please carefully review the photos presented as they are part and parcel of our description. Date: Unknown. Origin: Purchased at an estate auction in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Size: The dog measures ~5" long, ~4 5/8" high to the top of the ears, ~3 1/2" high to the top of the tail, and is ~1 1/2" at its widest. The piece weighs ~3 ounces. Maker: Unknown. Marks: Marked ESTES in carved lettering on the under belly of the dog (see last two photos). Distinguishing Characteristics - Most Interesting About The Piece: Truly a nice and very well done miniature folk art carving, which would make a worthy addition to your collection. Condition: The carving is in very good condition, with no breaks, cracks, losses, or repairs. It does have minor bump and a few minor scratches to the body. The dog is lightly soiled giving it a darker coloring especially when looking at the carved lines simulating fur. Finally, one of the ears (the one on the right when looking at the dog's face) appear to have some minor losses to the edge, which we believe are original to the making, but you be the judge (see 8th photo for detail). Other than that, this is a great piece to add to your collection of folk-art wood carvings. Please see photos for additional condition information. Our Guarantee Please view our 100% positive feedback and bid with confidence. We guarantee the authenticity, description and condition of the items we sell. We will refund your purchase price if not completely satisfied. Shipping and Handling Careful priority shipping & handling based on Buyer's Zip Code. Contact us for world-wide international shipping & handling charges. It is our policy to declare the full item price on customs forms. The shipping charges quoted do not include possible customs fees, these are the responsibility of the buyer. Note, packages going overseas can take as long as 3 to 4 weeks to reach their destination, so please be patient and allow sufficient time for your item to reach you. A NOTE ABOUT SHIPPING CHARGES: In an effort to avoid misunderstandings we have always provide our customers with information about the expected cost of shipping and handling for each item, in our ads. Thus these charges should not come as a surprise and as a buyer you implicitly agree to them when you place your bid. We would also like to remind our wonderful customers that shipping cost is more than just the cost of postage. In order to safely ship an item we need to obtain packaging materials, tape, and other supplies. Terms and Conditions: By placing a bid in this auction, you are agreeing to the following terms and conditions: Please e-mail with any questions you have before the end of the auction. The wining bidder will be contacted within 24 hours of auction close via email. We will let you know the total you need to pay based on the final auction price and the S&H charge listed in the ad. We ask that you contact us back within three days indicating your intent to complete the sale and giving us a mailing address for shipping the item. Refunds are given for purchase price upon return of the item. Postage and handling fees are non-refundable. Your payment is due to us within 10 days from auction close, unless you notify us in advance of your intent to be late. We will inform you, via e-mail, when we receive your payment and when we ship your item. We expect feedback to be initiated by the bidder upon completion of the transaction at which time we will be pleased to reciprocate. Failure to follow these simple terms will be construed as your desire not to completethe sale.