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Lot 001 - Antique Folk Art Handmade Graveyard Diorama with Wooden Gravestones, Twisted Pipe Cleaner Skeleton Figures, and Hand-Lettered Speech Bubbles, "The Grove Ghosts Inc Knights of Fun", 16-1/4" L x 12-1/2" W
Lot 001 - Antique Folk Art Handmade Graveyard Diorama with Wooden Gravestones, Twisted Pipe Cleaner Skeleton Figures, and Hand-Lettered Speech Bubbles, "The Grove Ghosts Inc Knights of Fun", 16-1/4" L x 12-1/2" W
Handmade folk art graveyard diorama constructed on a green-painted wooden platform base. The scene features six wooden gravestones of varying shapes and three small skeleton figures fashioned from twisted pipe cleaners. Each gravestone bears hand-lettered paper labels with names and inscriptions. Hand-lettered paper speech bubbles extend from several of the gravestones with partially legible humorous text. One gravestone is backed by a wooden obelisk form.
A pull out paper sign affixed to the underside of the base reads "Join 'The Grove Ghosts Inc' Knights of Fun / Sign Up Any Night 8 P.M. till 4 A.M."
The base shows overall wear with paint loss, soil, and surface grime. Several of the paper labels and speech bubbles are toned, creased, and partially torn. The skeleton figures are intact with some fraying. One gravestone tilts from its original position.