Wonderful Old Red Painted Cigar Box Wood Jointed Man intricately carved The mirror on this one

The mirror on this one is on very good shape and very useful still

I must say I find this unusual old pair of German cutout wooden figures quite compelling

then more details of each

It was in these years that he made his first sketches and watercolors of combatants

which included a wonderful collection of mid-century and contemporary ceramics

Wonderful Old Red Painted Cigar Box Wood Jointed Man intricately carved The mirror on this oneThis guy was surely once attached to a string, performing acrobatic acts, but I love him just as his is now, ready to perch somewhere. Hard to beat the carved profile of his face, but the shapes of his arms, legs and especially those feet are pretty great too, and I love the clunky screws and bolts attaching them to his torso and red paint too. I also always love seeing the old cigar box print on the flip sides. Really a charmer! 5 5 8" t x 1 7 8" w x