Excellent Vintage Kid Drawing of WWII “Shark” Fighter Plane don't ask foolish questions When I learned that it

When I learned that it was used for polishing buttons

framing what one imagines is a cozy little village situated in what seems most definitely a pretty bucolic spot

which now I'd hang from those two rings just as it is

The seller I purchased this from thought it may have been made as a practice or test piece by a metalworker long ago

with subtle variations in form as well as  glazing (the glaze on the handles

Excellent Vintage Kid Drawing of WWII “Shark” Fighter Plane don't ask foolish questions When I learned that itThe fact of this aggressive Shark mouthed fighter jet being naively rendered in what looks to me like marker though with a crayon sort of feel transforms it into a much more empathetic thing, and I think the face of this shark looks far more trepidatious than threatening! Terrific color, and I love the plane's placement toward the top of the board with lots of air around it. Signed by its maker, I'd guess a boy of about 14 at the time! Board measures