Art Deco Folk Art Penguin special books if one should be so

if one should be so lucky as to have a living relative born in 1931

with no clips or cracks

during which he made studies that provided material for many later paintings and engravings

11 1/4” w 8 3/8” d x 6 3/4” t

or at least that it once had string reins drawn from nose to saddle on either side

Art Deco Folk Art Penguin special books if one should be soWho doesn't love a penguin? And as penguins are rather Art Deco looking to begin with, this one seems just right. Not sure why the row of holes down huis back, but I'd think just constructed from scrap wood and they were already there. 6 5 8 x 6 w on the square x 1 1 2 d and in good shape, with a little (original) messiness to the paint job and scuffs here and there.