Baseball Player Hand-Carved and Signed Wooden Plaque Zanesville Stoneware I think this is just

I think this is just a wonderful set

giving it a decisive edginess

There is some wear and cracking to the paint (more visible here in magnified views than with the naked eye) and some rust on the base

and a few bumps in the glaze original to its making

and very sweet

Baseball Player Hand-Carved and Signed Wooden Plaque Zanesville Stoneware I think this is justSuch a charming carving! I assume this young baseball player in pin striped uniform and cap is none other than Arthur Robert himself, who signed the piece in the upper left corner. He certainly looks happy and eager holding his bat, and how can you beat those striped socks??!! I love to think that making this carving is the first thing young Arthur started in the year 1940; it is dated 1 1 40 at bottom right. A fabulous gift for the young and emerging