Featured Mozart without hands...

Hello again, does anyone have any idea when such wooden figurines were made... Mozart without arms - it seems like someone dropped it on the floor, wooden and gilded... It seems like it could be from the period between 1850-1900, some kind of grand tour souvenir... Any ideas?

 

But... The stumps appear to be finished and there isn't any other damage which one would expect.

Debora

 

there is another damage at the end of the coat.. and why on earth would someone make Mozart armless if it wasn't for the breakage

 

His hands were his best parts!

 

The arms could have been separate pieces that have been lost.

 

https://www.maisonbibelot.com/uk/auction-0211/portrait-of-mozart-as-a-teenager-playing-the-v-133520 is this similar? Says end of 19th century...

 

Woow yes this is it thank you very much! at least now I know what he looked like with his hands and violin

 

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it's possible......nice find Pop !!!

 

Thank you!