#600

Early and All-Original "The Chicken Peddler" Lady
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$900
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Description
12" (30 cm.) Sculpted wood or paper-mache with deeply defined features of aged woman,having hook nose and pointy jaw,artistically painted features,original wig with tiny ringlet curls,wooden body with jointing at shoulders,elbows and hips,and wearing her original peddler costume of fine old transfer pattern cottons,black and red cape,and mounted on original wooden stand along with a basket of chickens. Excellent condition. English,circa 1820. Provenance Kendall Collection.