A carved and polychrome pine Jumping Jack

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A carved and polychrome pine Jumping Jack
the two faced clown modelled after a Commedia dell' Arte figure, possibly Pulchinello or Harlequin, the articulated arms and legs re-pinned, later adapted as a marionette, English, early 20th century -- 13¼in. (33.6cm) high; and a carved wood doll, modelled as the figure of a man, with articulated legs and arms, 19th century -- 9½in. (24cm) high (2)

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COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Edward H. Pinto, Treen and other Wooden Bygones, Bell and Hyman, London 1969. Page 212, comparative example illustrated plate 218.

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