An Interesting Large c.1900 Carved & Painted Wooden Folk Art Figure; ‘Andrew’ sub-Curios Also known as a fist

Also known as a fist

manufactured by Fort Pitt Sign Co Pittsburgh

The double ended and rounded edged cards have a sea monster and Chinoiserie theme and rather hypnotic card backs

the framed and glazed single engraved plate leaf

An Interesting Large c.1900 Carved & Painted Wooden Folk Art Figure; ‘Andrew’ sub-Curios Also known as a fistOrigin: English or American Period: Late Nineteenth Early Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1890 1910 Height: 24. 5 inches The unusually large primitive folk art naively carved soft wooden figure standing at over two feet and having jointed arms, possibly fashioned for shop display use, as a bearded negro farm worker with a quizzical look on his black painted face, having glass eyes, part leather cap and horse hair beard, with pyjama