Antique Cigar Box Wood Jointed Figure with Hand-drawn Face and One Leg Lost wooden mirror The frame is paper backed

The frame is paper backed and wired for hanging

The box and board are in very good structural condition and the hinges firmly attached

Little but hugely wonderful

shifting in nature from one side to another

Antique Cigar Box Wood Jointed Figure with Hand-drawn Face and One Leg Lost wooden mirror The frame is paper backedThe more time I spend with this jointed figure, crafted I'd think a century and a few decades ago from cigar box scraps, the more I love it and actually even more so I think for it's missing leg, the absence of which to me at least makes it's gestures feel rather more poignant. I especially love the effect of the old labels on the wood, very worn in some areas and not much in others, making for wonderful painterly surfaces. Plus a great pencil drawn