Vintage Folk-Art Wooden Woodpecker Sculpture | Hand-Carved & Hand-Painted Great Spotted Woodpecker on Log Base, 55 cm

Tap, tap, tap. Meet "Woody", a charismatic great spotted woodpecker carved and painted entirely by hand, forever frozen mid-climb on his rustic log perch. A genuine piece of vintage folk art, this cheerful decorative sculpture has all the bold black, buttery yellow and signal-red colouring of the real thing, rendered with the wonderful, slightly wonky charm that only a maker's own hand can give. He stands a confident 55 cm tall on a chunky round log base and never, ever pecks the furniture.

The carving is solid wood, the paintwork is original and applied freehand, and the whole thing radiates that unpretentious countryside warmth that makes folk art so collectable. He is the sort of object that earns a smile from everyone who walks past, equally at home indoors on a sideboard or out on a sheltered porch among the greenery.

Styling & Collectors Inspiration

Woody loves the company of other handmade things with a soul. Perch him beside the Rare Balinese Garuda Figure, hand-carved wooden sculpture for a conversation between carved birds across cultures, or let him hold court near the Balinese Barong Mask, large hand-carved and polychrome wooden temple mask for a wall of joyful, polychrome woodwork. For a full folk-art corner, layer in the Vintage West German Ceramic Pitcher Vase with hand-painted folk motif and ground the whole scene on the Handwoven Transylvanian Folk Rug. Interior designers: this is the affordable, personality-packed accent that warms up a minimalist shelf or a country kitchen in an instant.

Details

• Hand-carved and hand-painted wooden folk-art sculpture of a great spotted woodpecker
• Mounted on a natural sawn-log base, posed climbing a branch perch
• Original freehand paintwork in black, cream-yellow and red
• Height approximately 55 cm; base approximately 23 cm in diameter
• Vintage, mid-to-late 20th century, European folk art
• Honest pre-loved condition with light age wear and minor paint loss consistent with a handmade decorative piece; a charming part of its character
  

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