SOLD Antique Handmade Folk Art Knife with Carved Boot Handle Lincoln doll And there is a second

And there is a second signed drawing titled "Bugs" on the back as well

and one roundish loss on the right edge

the style of the rooks particularly

This voluptuous yak would have functioned as a handle of sorts

SOLD Antique Handmade Folk Art Knife with Carved Boot Handle Lincoln doll And there is a secondQuite a patina on this very old one. I love the gestural shape of the flat blade, with notch that maybe identifies it as a paring knife (?), but of course it's especially about the carved boot of a handle for me, much much handled and blackened from use (and maybe it got a bit too close to the fire once or twice, too.) Seems maybe earlier than later 19th c. American to me, including based on the shape of that boot, though I am no knife expert, and