Five Carved and Painted Children's Toys

Description:

Five Carved and Painted Children's Toys, America, 19th/20th century, including carved African American male figure with painted hat and suit standing on a green-painted base; a mechanical crank music box with carved and painted articulated African American figure seated on a white chair playing a banjo; a carved female figure with blue dress and "cage" base and articulated arms; a folk art carved and painted Indian in canoe whirligig; and a carved and green and red-painted jumping jack figure, (imperfections),ht. to 16 1/4 in.
Estimate $400-600

African American figure has paint losses, some repaint and worm holes on the base; mechanical music box figure has some repaint; female figure has wear to paint and some repaint; Indian wriligig has age cracking to wood and missing one iron pin eye; jumping jack figure has a chipped foot and some repaint.


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