Sweet and Colorful Antique Cigar Box Wood Jointed Acrobat on Long Post handmade wire basket solid and quite heavy and

solid and quite heavy and very satisfying in hand

was at some point cleaned/scraped down on the used side

and I do believe one can never have too many of these

a quick search turns up a number of quite extraordinary 19th century examples

The yellow clay bottom points to it being from Ohio

Sweet and Colorful Antique Cigar Box Wood Jointed Acrobat on Long Post handmade wire basket solid and quite heavy andI really love old folk art acrobat toys, but manage to restrain myself most of the time no way on this one though. Just the best silhouette and proportions on this figure, and the best found color and pattern from the scrap cigar box wood which was augmented simply by giving him a green painted boot on one side, and graphite drawn eyes and brows on both. Plus "Bouquet"! On a very long post with sliding handle, which is what makes him move up down and