John A. Currie Monoprint with Mixed Media of Three Figures in White vintage Black Forest animal carving marbleizing in areas as it

marbleizing in areas as it responds to the form

This particular box features the original oak stain and mark on the front reading  "Patented 1889

It is signed on the bottom with what looks like "SJ" and is in great vintage condition

circa 1920s-40s or so

with wonderful little pointy ears and a really charming face detailed with black paint on the eyes

John A. Currie Monoprint with Mixed Media of Three Figures in White vintage Black Forest animal carving marbleizing in areas as itIt seems likely that this haunting work is a Holocaust portrayal, with these three emaciated looking figures emerging from a dense crowd shrouded in darkness, though it certainly speaks poignantly to existential themes and persecution more broadly. I have searched but not found anything about John. A Currie, who signed the mat to which the piece is taped from behind. It appears to be a mono print with details of hair, hands and faces are intensely