A Fun 20thC Carved Polychrome Wood Model of a Fairground Pig sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles he spied a water trough

he spied a water trough

The very ancient art of using reflective surfaces in divination is called scrying and is almost as old as man himself

the field strewn with rosettes

The condition is generally good

The piece has some wear to its rather dry surface with some paint lift and it has not been cleaned

A Fun 20thC Carved Polychrome Wood Model of a Fairground Pig sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles he spied a water troughOrigin: British Period: Early Mid Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1940 60 Height: 6. 5 inches Length: 14 inches Width: 4 inches The fairground pig, standing legs akimbo with attentive ears, protruding tongue and flared snout, painted with polychrome highlights on a burnished gold ground with carousel seat saddle and gold star motifs. There is evidence of a small hole drilled to the underside of the base for attachment, and Mr pig is in