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Description
24" (61 cm.) l. An all wooden vignette with architectural tower and pavilion or pond area in
original umber red with gold trim frames two hand-painted rural scenes; one scene disguises a
pulley on which rests a wooden gondola holding a carved wooden boy and his open basket. The
boy has a sculpted cap and hair,painted blue jacket with gold trim,and he moves forward and
backward from tower to open pavilion when string-pulled. Condition: excellent structurally and
with superb original painted finish; other components may have been originally included
although that is uncertain. Comments: early 19th century,maker unknown. Value Points:
outstanding quality of painting and construction of the perfectly preserved simple toy.