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<p>[QUOTE="Jessica789;0, post: 475767, member: 9592"]Wondering please if anyone would be able to tell me any information about this figurine. Age, region, value or perhaps a possible maker? I'm guessing 19th century, continental maybe German. It looks like he was holding an instrument that's been lost, perhaps a violin or just a flute ib the right hand.</p><p><br /></p><p>It looks a little like a Commedia dell'arte character due to the harlequin belly but I've looked through those and it really doesn't match any of them. So I'm not really sure how I would describe him, is he a jester?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]160651[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]160652[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]160653[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]160654[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]160655[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]160656[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]160657[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]160658[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jessica789;0, post: 475767, member: 9592"]Wondering please if anyone would be able to tell me any information about this figurine. Age, region, value or perhaps a possible maker? I'm guessing 19th century, continental maybe German. It looks like he was holding an instrument that's been lost, perhaps a violin or just a flute ib the right hand. It looks a little like a Commedia dell'arte character due to the harlequin belly but I've looked through those and it really doesn't match any of them. So I'm not really sure how I would describe him, is he a jester? Thanks :) [ATTACH=full]160651[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]160652[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]160653[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]160654[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]160655[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]160656[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]160657[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]160658[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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