Wonderful Antique Hanging Carved and Jointed Wooden Figures with Joined Arms lock and key pattern Produced with local clayand decorated

Produced with local clayand decorated with brushes made of the hair of their children

to the mid to late 19th century

What fun to have this vintage Towle pewter shell game set around--perhaps to pull out at cocktail parties

That sale was of a Boston gallerist who dealt in Haitian art

but otherwise it is in great condition

Wonderful Antique Hanging Carved and Jointed Wooden Figures with Joined Arms lock and key pattern Produced with local clayand decoratedThis perpetually joined pair is among my very favorite things I've found, just lovely and lovingly made from heads to toes. It seems very likely that their heads and torsos at least were carved from clothespins (perhaps they once hung from the clothesline along with the laundry!), with additional carved pieces added for their legs and arms, which are attached via thread wrapped wire at hips and shoulders. At the top center of their extended arms are