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Unicorn with ballerina legs, tortuous lamp & other unusual items

Posted in Crafts, Lighting, Music, and Unusual

Often, I find myself face to face with items at auction that cause me to just stop and stare.

I stop because I’m baffled by the item in front of me.

Or I’m stumped by how awful and stupefying it looks.

unicorn with ballerina legs
An up-close view of a wooden unicorn with ballerina legs.

Or I wonder how it can be re-purposed into something useful or decorative.

And there are those times when the unusual borders on cute.

I was met with each of these instances recently at different auction houses, and thought I’d share them with you. Are they as unusual to you as they were to me?

wood unicorn with ballerina legs
A full view of the wooden unicorn with ballerina legs.

 

lamp with wood surround
I wasn’t sure what to make of this grotesque lamp,

 

viola back
This viola back, which was hanging on a wall, attracted three absentee bids.

 

wood thermometer boy
This wooden thermometer boy appears to be handmade. It is manually operated with the red and white sash.

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