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A polychrome and carved wood tobacconist's vending figure
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A polychrome and carved wood tobacconist's vending figure

POSSIBLY 18TH CENTURY

細節
A polychrome and carved wood tobacconist's vending figure
Possibly 18th century
Typically modelled as a negro figure in feather skirt and headdress, , a roll of tobacco leaves under his left arm, and holding a pinch of snuff in his right hand, on an integral oval base
22½in. (57cm.) high
注意事項
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium This lot is subject to Collection and Storage charges

拍品專文

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
Edward H. Pinto, Treen and Other Wooden Bygones, Bell and Hyman, London 1969. A comparative figure illustrated fig.436., discussed page 412.

The figure portrays a native of Guinea. The squat figure pre-dates the more refined and better proportioned blackamoor figures of the 18th century, and as such is a rare survival.