#221

German Wooden Market Stall For the Holiday Season
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$1,600
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13" x 12" x 9". A wooden market stall with roof,counter and back shelving has ochre painting with card-stock green roof edged with yellow striping. The roof is decorated with garlands of silver tinsel and holiday decorations,and two small feather trees sit at each end of the stall. The shelves and counter are chock-filled with holiday toys,highlighted by a tin penny toy Polichinelle bank,wooden skis and poles,a box of pressed cardboard animals,Erzebirge wooden animals,soft metal figures,and more. A paper mache man stands at the counter. Excellent condition,some repaint to the store. Germany,circa 1900,a delightful presentation of a German market scene at Christmas time with fine old toys and novelties.