#53

Two Early Neopolitan Bagpipe Players with Wooden Bagpipes
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$1,700
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Description
11" (28 cm.) Each has earthenware head with elaborately sculpted hair,facial features,and with enamel eyes,hemp-wrapped body,earthenware lower arms with expressive fingers and wrapped feet. Condition: generally excellent,one broken finger. Comments: Neopolitan,early 1800s. Value Points: representing bagpipe players,each is wearing original village costume,and carries leather satchel and wooden bagpipe.