#391

Three German Traditional Folk Toys
Live Auction

$200
sold
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Description
8" (20 cm.) largest man. Including carved wooden dancing man with loosely-jointed arms and legs that dance up and down when string pulled; a pair of simply-carved man and woman with painted costumes that are joined in a manner causing them to dance when string is pulled; and a flannel-covered cow with harness and cow bell that is attached to a two-wheel wooden farm cart. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Germany,19th century. Value Points: especially fine carving details of face and costume on the tall dancing man.