Large Hand - Carved Wood (Alice In Wonderland) " Mad Hatter Folk - Art Marionette
Item History & Price
******************************PRICE REDUCTION********************************OFFERED IS A UNIQUE & "Rare Find" HAND CARVED CHARACTERIZATION: "the MAD HATTER FROM" FROM: (ALICE IN WONDERLAND )THAT IS APPROPRIATELY DRESSED AND ARTICULATED QUITE WELL. I FOUND THIS SEVERAL YEARS AGO FROM AN ESTATE SALE IN AN OLD FASTENED WICKER BASKET. IT ATTRACTED ME WITH THE DETAILED CLOTHING AND UNUSUAL PAINTED FACIAL DETAIL. I DID RESEARCH THIS AND FOUND A RESEMBLED "TONY SARG" MARIONET...TE" MUSEUM-IMAGE (SHOWN IN PICTURES ABOVE)- (THAT CAME FROM THE NET) - FROM THE 1933 CHICAGO WORLDS FAIR THAT HAS A STRONG RESEMBLANCE TO MY CHARACTER. I HAD CONTACTS AT A WORLD FAMOUS PUPPET MUSEUM IN THE U.S. AND THEY HAD NO REFERENCE POINT WITH A CONCLUSION THAT IT (MIGHT) BE AN OUTSTANDING FOLK ART PIECE DUE TO LACK OF INFORMATION/PROVENANCE AVAILABLE. I BELIEVE IT IS A: "ONE OF A KIND" & IS DRESSED VERY WELL FOR A PERSONAL CREATION-THAT REQUIRED A LOT OF TIME TO MAKE AND, AS I SAID, IS VERY WELL ARTICULATED AND TOOK A LOT OF CRAFTSMANSHIP TO COMPLETE. CONDITION IS: "CHALLENGED" BUT, WILL SHOW VERY WELL IN ANY NICER QUALITY "ABOVE AVERAGE" PERMANENT COLLECTION. IS SOLD AS-IS AS SHOWN AND DESCRIBED. THANK YOU FOR VIEWING AND CONSIDERATION
