Super Folky Old Hand-carved Nutcracker with Great Face Pacific Northwest Native basket one can glimpse a bit

one can glimpse a bit of blue background peeking through

leaves and vines

marked sterling on back

The drawing is signed (on the shoulder of the figure) W

9 1/2" long x 4 3/8" tall x 3/4" thick and in good vintage condition

Super Folky Old Hand-carved Nutcracker with Great Face Pacific Northwest Native basket one can glimpse a bitI have a very strong association of nutcrackers with Christmas, dating back to the year my grandfather gifted us grandkids bags of walnuts, each of which he had painstakingly split apart, stuffed with dollar bills, and glued back together again! This great old super folky hand carved one with red and green painted hat and great teeth is just my kind of nutcracker, making cracking nuts feel pretty fun and festive whether stuffed with $ or not! I would