Hand-carved Old Marionette Puppet with Great Face, Hand-stitched Uniform wood frog particularly round the edge of

particularly round the edge of the lid

made all the greater by its relation to this little landscape and tiny house

is plenty large to command a shelf

Very good condition and structurally sound

which included a wonderful collection of mid-century art and design

Hand-carved Old Marionette Puppet with Great Face, Hand-stitched Uniform wood frog particularly round the edge ofI think the carved and painted face on this guy is just terrific, perhaps all the better for missing what I believe was once a glued on nose! He looks about as good natured as a fellow could be, and with that big smile, large ears, and Frankenstein like nails right above the ears (wrapped with thread), he looks like a bit of a goofball too! Definitely a marionette, with some of his strings long ago snipped but still attached (they would pull right out