Santa Riding a Red Steam Locomotive 9\" Hand Carved Wood, Christmas Train Decor For Sale

This wooden Santa sits astride the cab of a red steam locomotive, waving back over his shoulder. The locomotive is carved in full detail, from the cowcatcher to the gold-rimmed smokestack.

The natural wood is left to dry for several years first. Then the whole piece is hand carved from solid natural wood and hand painted with water-based acrylics by a professional artist.

DETAILS
📏 Length 9 in (22 cm), height 8 in (20 cm), width 4 in (10 cm)
🪵 Hand carved from solid natural wood with hand tools
🎨 Hand painted with water-based acrylics
✍️ TYCHE ART STUDIO stamp on the underside
🇺🇦 Made by Tyche Art Studio, Ukraine

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ABOUT THIS SANTA
The engine is a sculpture in its own right. A pointed cowcatcher with gold bars leads the way, and a large white snowflake shines on the round boiler door. The smokestack has a flared gold rim, the steam dome a gold band, and gold-framed panels with white snowflakes line the cab sides. Six wheels on each side carry gold rims, with a gold rod linking the big driving wheels. The gold pinstriping, those painted panels and the white snow dots across the whole engine take days of steady brushwork. Santa wears a red coat and trousers and a pointed cap with a pompom. White scrollwork and snowflakes cover the coat and cap, and frosted brown fur trims the cuffs, hem and boots. The long, low shape gives the piece a front and a back end, so it rides along a mantel, a shelf or a console table. It also makes a fine Christmas gift for a train lover or railroad enthusiast. Santa waves from his red steam engine as it chugs through the snow.