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Lot 070 - Grouping of Nine Vintage Carved and Painted Wood Figural Bottle Stoppers Including Animated Examples
Grouping of nine vintage carved and painted wood figural bottle stoppers, each fitted with a cork or wood stopper base. The figures depict a variety of character subjects including men in hats, a kissing couple, and comic character heads, rendered in polychrome paint with carved detail. Several examples are animated, with articulated arms or heads designed to move when the stopper is operated. One example features a gilded molded glass head of a bearded, smiling man (this example is cracked).
Condition varies across the group, with paint wear, minor losses, and age-related wear present on most examples. The glass-headed stopper is cracked, as noted.
Dimensions:
Dimensions of items in this lot range from 2-1/4" L x 1-3/8" W x 3-5/8" H to 2" L x 2-1/2" W x 5-1/2" H.
Dimensions for this lot are estimated and not exact.
