Antique Painted Tin Folk Art Pair of Figures in Bowlers with Pointing Arms grooming Claes Oldenburg

Claes Oldenburg

I placed it in this lovely little antique tramp art frame

called the "Old Fizzle" ace

He's threaded with what I believe is his original string

7 3/4" t x 2 7/8" d

Antique Painted Tin Folk Art Pair of Figures in Bowlers with Pointing Arms grooming Claes OldenburgI bought this one at a very good antiques show in Pennsylvania, from a dealer who had had it in her personal collection for many years. Perhaps obvious to someone else, but I'm not sure if once part of a sign or a weathervane or what, but I'd guess the pointing fingers on these two articulated, painted tin men in bowlers were meant to point toward something! Perhaps the round balls fists at the ends their other arms giving a clue? maybe part of a