#41

German Paper Mache Gentleman with Wooden Articulated body
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$650
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Description
10" (25 cm.) Paper mache shoulder head with short sculpted black curly hair arranged in curly waves,brown painted eyes,black feathered brows,accented nostrils,closed mouth,all-wooden body with articulation at shoulders,elbows,hips and knees,painted orange shoes,wearing antique gentleman's suit of the period including vest. Condition: very good,original finish with some rubs to finish. Comments: Germany,circa 1850. Value Points: rarer brown-eyed gentleman,wooden body,original costume.