Wonderful Old Carved Figure, Presumed Very Early Bedpost Doll mercury so he was about 13

so he was about 13 when he made these drawings

4 1/2" tall x 4 3/8" long x 3 5/8" wide and in very good condition

like a cross between celadon and Granny Smith apple

just hang it on the wall in the kitchen

Wonderful Old Carved Figure, Presumed Very Early Bedpost Doll mercury so he was about 13When I purchased this, in Maine, I had a bit of a feeling that it might be a very very old carved chess queen, but now I believe it is in fact a bedpost doll, as I have found a very very similar one sold at auction by Pook & Pook, which cites it as 18th century American, likely from New England. (I have included a photo of that one, which is at far right in the image of three sold together.) From what I have read, while some of these dolls were the in