Carved pigs head.

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A mid twentieth century life-size pigs head, carved from pine. A one off naively carved piece with a slightly crazy look. We loved it as soon as we saw it. Sourced in Orkney. We're unsure of the history of this piece. We originally thought an advertising piece for a Butcher, and this could well be the case, but the hanger on the back is marked with the broad arrow of the Royal Navy. Perhaps it’s an a up-cycled hanger, perhaps the pig was by a bored serviceman posted to Scapa Flow during WW2 or someone simply whiling away the hours whilst at sea? We’ll never know the who, the when or the why but a very unusual and decorative find. Approximately 15" wide, ear tip to ear tip, x 14" high. (38 x 35cm) Show more