Featured help with carved wood figure

It does look like a shillelagh. So, bowler, barefoot, possibly drunk, with a shillelagh. Looks like a caricature of an Irishman (unfortunately). The carving itself reminds me of the Black Forest German/Swiss carvings.

 

I am of no help, but he is spectacular!

 

I would be looking at Anri or Black Forest Bookends.
I think you have one of a pair.

 

very nice

 

i seem to have found a mark that i never even noticed before !

 

All right, @i need help , you might as well fess up.

 

gives me an Italian feeling. similar to Capodimonte figures.
https://www.ebay.de/itm/Capodimonte-Porzellan-Figur-/282452746112

drunk cousin of Pinocchio ?

 

Fid, I thought that - it's like a wooden version of those slightly naff 1960s ones. Much better made though.

 

yeah, better. don't know if anyone knows if it could be an old ANRI ? or from that place in northern Italy that is famous for its wooden boxes.

 

I’m going to search “wooden carvings 9 toes”

Personally, I would have missed the mark on the bottom too, it’s blinding



Great spirited carving indeed.

 

hi fid, its a puzzling one. never heard of anri before this thread, will look into it

im starting to lean more black forest though, with those broad notch carved areas, cerainly in style

 

Charlie, post it on the Anri Facebook page, you will get a yes or no in a few days
https://www.facebook.com/anriwoodcarvings/

 

thanks cx, great idea !!

 

glad to help they have helped me out a couple of times, just might take a few days for a response.