A Rare Pair of c.1770-1800 French Polychrome Painted & Carved Fairground Figures sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles the whole stamped GILLOWS to

the whole stamped GILLOWS to the drawer and to both brass locks

very rarely are they found in picture form

Hector the boar is one of these

Evocative of the painter

Provenance: The Black Boy Public House

A Rare Pair of c.1770-1800 French Polychrome Painted & Carved Fairground Figures sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles the whole stamped GILLOWS toOrigin: French Period: Louis XVI Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1780 1800 Height: 17. 5 inches & 17. 75 inches Width: 4. 75 inches each Depth: 3. 25 inches (at maximums) The rare pair of eighteenth century French fairground or showman's caravan carved wood figures of a gentleman and lady, with polychrome painted decoration both portrayed as standing, with caricature faces and possibly attired in the Oriental manner(?), the lady carrying a basket,