Help with researching Wood Art

[DANTE5]

Hi,
I have this beautiful Wood Wall Plaque.   Very heavy, measuring approximately 20" x 20". .  I examined the texture and it appears to be a true wood craving. (Not a resin mold). I picked it up at Goodwill here in Georgia. I cleaned the dust and mildew away. Which left a noticeable patina. Very fine craving, reminds me of an architectural sculpture, there is even a locust bug on the wheat husk.  My attempt to research ran sour after finding that I can not determine the origin, ie. Italian, French, English, American etc.  I would like to determine the age of craving.  Please take a look and I welcome your opinion.  Thanks.

[DANTE5]

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[DANTE5]

I figured you guys wanted to see the "Locust Fly"

[Rauville]

Looks like Barley and Hops are being depicted. I would think that it was made for a pub or brewery maybe?

[DANTE5]

Thx Rauville..First I was thinking Italian Florentine with the red/gold paint??

[mart]

Well,, with the artificial patina I guess its mid century or later !!

[DANTE5]

Hi Mart....Thanks for chiming in.   Please explain artificial patina.  I am not sure what you mean?  I used a soft brush to remove dust from carving and a damp clothe to remove mold from edges (wood edges).  (BTW I believe I misspelled carving in earlier post  ) However it looks authentic ie, patina?

[DANTE5]

Well,, with the artificial patina I guess its mid century or later !!

Hi Mart...after your comment I did some research on artificial patina.  I somewhat get it now. But still interested in your comment on how to tell artificial patina from genuine.  I did run across a similar wood carving with the noted patina.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/538362558/vintage-polychrome-quail-bird-red-blackga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=wood%20quail%20sculpture&ref=sr_gallery-1-45.
One thing for sure your comment has opened my mind up a little in researching the history of carving.  Thanks.

[DANTE5]

Mart.....I have you to thank again for your comment, which help me to identify the type of carving.  I am now of the opinion that it is a vintage Poly-chrome wood carving.  I was at a complete lost before.

[mart]

When you get that greenish color from an object that should not have verdigris,, you can assume it was antiqued so to speak !!

[DANTE5]

Does anyone know what type of instrument (with blade) is depicted in carving?

[DANTE5]

Ooops, Got it, it's a scythe.  Thanks for looking.

[cogar]

I figured you guys wanted to see the "Locust Fly"

A lot of people would recognize it as being a Cicada or a “17 year Locust”

Ooops, Got it, it's a scythe.  Thanks for looking.

There is also a sickle depicted in the carving

So, there is a sickle, a scythe, a shock of wheat or barley, a locust and a pod or cluster of an unknown “fruit”, [its unknown to me]…….. which is probably the “key” to figuring out what the plaque depicts/portrays.