Beautifully Carved, Mounted Folk Art Portrait of Man with Bow Tie and Fabulous Hair handmade inlaid wood frames There is a split running

There is a split running vertically down the left side about 1/4 of the way in

and and a large collection of work by Alexander Calder

There in one small rough spot on the exterior

I believe this likely once formed a complete frame

I'd have to guess WWI on this guy

Beautifully Carved, Mounted Folk Art Portrait of Man with Bow Tie and Fabulous Hair handmade inlaid wood frames There is a split runningAll the better in person, the carving on this is really quite stunning, especially that hair!!! Politician? Banker? Business owner? Surely some sort of power broker, looking prosperous and ambitious and perhaps a little smug too in his jacket and bow tie and slightly doubled chin. A wonderful addition to a wall of portraits, I'd say, and quite a fun one to carry on an ongoing conversation with; I don't think he'd shy away from a lively debate!