Wonderful Old Carved, Articulated Wooden Dancing Doll sami an 8 inside a triangle

an 8 inside a triangle

I at least feel quite transported to a psychologist's office in the 1920s

especially for those painterly soft green leaves against puffy cloud filled sky reminding me of Arthur Wesley Dow

though I am confident they are indeed Villeroy & Boch

Wonderful Old Carved, Articulated Wooden Dancing Doll sami an 8 inside a triangleOh, such a charming one! And quite an old one, late 19th century I'd think, wonderfully worn and smoothed with what surely has been a lot of handling, and I'd guess a fair amount of dancing, too. I really love the features of the hand drawn face, eyebrows merging into nose and then great little pursed mouth with upturned corners, and a chin drawn below, plus a full head of hair. The wide chest, narrow waist, wider hips, and gracefully tapered arms