Tall and Wide Eyed Articulated Figure with Little Mouth and Ached Eyebrows large candleholders Lid opens easily

Lid opens easily

the more each page feels to me like a painting

extending over one shoulder

is a 1796 first edition copy of the Hieroglyphic Bible for the Amusement & Instruction of Children

Tall and Wide Eyed Articulated Figure with Little Mouth and Ached Eyebrows large candleholders Lid opens easilyIt's the face on this guy that does it for me, with perpetual wide eyed expression, and with those very raised hand drawn arching eyebrows seeming just right for the present moment, as if asking "really?" over and over again! While standing 17 inches tall, he seems rather vulnerable, too, and one feels the desire to protect him from the world. A sweet and gentle friend. 17" t x 3 1 2" w x 2 3 8" d. Very good condition, I'd guess mid 20th century with