A Scarce c.1880 French Composition Clown Doll

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A Scarce c.1880 French Composition Clown DollOrigin: French Period: 3rd Republic Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1880 Height: 16. 75 inches Width: 5 inches (at extremities) Modelled as a clown, or Pierrot, having painted features including a painted orange cap, typically brightly adorned face make up, the body jointed at the shoulders, head, hands and hips, the whole wearing his original bone and pink printed fabric clown suit with lace ruff and pom poms, surviving from the last quarter of

" He worked in variety theatres around the country and at London's Windmill Theatre

The mahogany framed wall mirror having the original rectangular lead glass plate

and elsewhere it is in good condition with the high quality mahogany of a good rich colour and the adjustable brass fitments and collar all present and in operational order

The provincial period oak carcass of desirable proportions and beautifully aged patination having an unorthodox arrangement of four short and three long graduated cockbeaded drawers with turned knob handles and unusual moulded oak escutcheons

hope chest or marriage chest we believe this example to be Swedish because decoration on Swedish chests tended to be slightly more subdued than that on

and four as carver armchairs

the whole on the original concealed castors

either side of a grand stairway or entrance

Height: 7 inches (when flat)

One gets the feeling this subject matter was a new challenge

and futurism

This is an interesting piece

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