Hand made antique jointed limberjack figure. He is just under 10" tall with nail head eyes and unusually large feet. Nice patina and wear around joints to indicate usage.
Thursday, 4 May 2017
Monday, 24 April 2017
Hand made child's clacker pistol
Just under 11 inches long and all hand made with the initials J.W.N. stamped on the butt of the gun. Made from a solid piece of wood with some nice off balance elements to it. Hard to know the date but I'd guess 1940's - 1960's. It has a revolving trigger that clicks the underside strip every time the trigger is pulled to produce the gunfire sound.
Hand made child's toy clacker pistol
Just under 9 inches long and made in southern Ontario circa 1900. Well used and loved - missing the cylinder on one side. It has a revolving trigger that clicks the underside nailed piece each time the trigger is pulled.
Folk art hand carved toy tommy gun
24 inches long and hand carved/whittled from end to end and showing good age/patina. Proudly displaying the owner's name in a few places. A child's toy gun that had a lot of time put into its making.
Folk art carved articulated figure
12 inches with a wonderfully expressive face and fully articulated arms and legs. Hard to date, maybe 1920's - 1940's. Normally, I wouldn't keep the clothes, but I think these hand made, sewn on clothes go well with the piece.
Friday, 25 November 2016
Antique articulated hand carved figure
Nice patina and all hand carved. I had to re-string ( hands and feet have screws for attaching ) this and had a chance to see all the workmanship and carving that went into each and every individual piece. The hands and face are particularly expressive. The head and neck were carved separately from the torso and then inserted. Not sure if this was made as a child's toy, artist model, etc.? 9 inches tall.
Nice patina and all hand carved. I had to re-string ( hands and feet have screws for attaching ) this and had a chance to see all the workmanship and carving that went into each and every individual piece. The hands and face are particularly expressive. The head and neck were carved separately from the torso and then inserted. Not sure if this was made as a child's toy, artist model, etc.? 9 inches tall.
Tuesday, 15 November 2016
Folk art carved articulated figure / jig doll
Nicely complete articulated figure that is 12 inches tall. Unique form with wooden pegs connecting the joints and hollowed out sides to accommodate the arms. Has a metal bracket on the top of the head which presumably was to hang the figure to make it dance.
Nicely complete articulated figure that is 12 inches tall. Unique form with wooden pegs connecting the joints and hollowed out sides to accommodate the arms. Has a metal bracket on the top of the head which presumably was to hang the figure to make it dance.
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