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Description
9" (17 cm.) Painted tin Polichinelle with colorful yellow and red tin bell-tipped cap, hook nose and chin, painted features with wide smiling expression, tin torso, painted stockings and blue shoes, and wearing original costume. When wound, he leans to and fro, waving his baton. Condition: very good, mechanism functions spottily. Comments: circa 1900. Value Points: rare early toy with original painting and delightful theme.