An Interesting Large c.1900 Carved & Painted Wooden Folk Art Figure; ‘Andrew’ sub-Curios the whole on plinth bases

the whole on plinth bases

the central figure pointing in exclamation

Murphy Radio itself was a British manufacturer of radios and televisions based in Welwyn Garden City

this pair make good investment pictures from a true old master

or from some other cause near him’

An Interesting Large c.1900 Carved & Painted Wooden Folk Art Figure; ‘Andrew’ sub-Curios the whole on plinth basesOrigin: English or American Period: Late Nineteenth Early Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1890 1910 Height: 24. 5 inches The unusually large primitive folk art naively carved soft wooden figure standing at over two feet and having jointed arms, possibly fashioned for shop display use, as a bearded negro farm worker with a quizzical look on his black painted face, having glass eyes, part leather cap and horse hair beard, with pyjama