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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 4332031, member: 2844&quot;]It looks like a carving from a Sicilian cart. It would have been painted when first made, but I have seen antique ones with all the paint gone.</p><p>Every part of a Sicilian cart is carved, so the carvings come in all shapes and sizes.</p><p>This is one part, to give you an idea:</p><p><a href="https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/antique-sicilian-painted-ornate-494250116" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/antique-sicilian-painted-ornate-494250116" rel="nofollow">https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/antique-sicilian-painted-ornate-494250116</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicilian_cart" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicilian_cart" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicilian_cart</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Complete cart:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.iitaly.org/sites/default/files/styles/article-slideshow-visual/public/slideshow_pro/img_0872.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="http://www.iitaly.org/magazine/focus/art-culture/article/sicilian-carts-journey-la" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.iitaly.org/magazine/focus/art-culture/article/sicilian-carts-journey-la" rel="nofollow">http://www.iitaly.org/magazine/focus/art-culture/article/sicilian-carts-journey-la</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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