Antique Black Americana Advertising Smoking Seated Dandy Men Polychrome Figure

Antique Black Americana Polychrome Decorated Terracotta Figure of a Black African American Dandy Seating on Bench, with Hat , Smoking a Cigarette and having the hands in position like reading a Newspaper, this is a highly UNUSUAL! 22High, this could be the work of the Austrian Factory Johann Maresch?

Famous for doing this type of Figurines, Circa 1895. SELDOM SEE FROM A IMPORTANT PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, PRIVATE COLLECTION. 22 TALL, BLACK AMERICANA POLYCHROME DECORATED TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF A VERY ELEGANT AFRICAN AMERICAN MAN DANDY SEATING ON A BENCH DOING WHAT IT SEEMS TO BE READING A NEWSPAPER? YOU CAN SEE EVERY SINGLE DETAIL!!

HE IS SMOKING, ONE CAN SEE THE LIGHTED CIGARETTE FIRE, THE POCKET WATCH, THE TIE, THE HAT, THE RING ON THE FINGER ETC. VERY DETAIL PIECE THAT WE HAVE NOT EVER SEEN BEFORE THIS LARGE AND IN THIS MANNER, WE CAN'T FIND A SIGNATURE BUT I COULD BE THE WORK OF THE AUSTRIAN FACTORY JOHANN MARESCH, VERY WELL KNOWN FOR THIS TYPE OF WORK IN THE LATE 19TH CENTURY, WE BELIEVE THIS PIECE COULD BE CIRCA 1895. PIECE OF BLACK AMERICANA SELDOM SEE IF EVER!!

NOTE: THIS PIECE HAVE SOME SMALL RESTORATIONS, BUT IN OUR OPINION IF WE DON'T TELL THEY ARE VERY HARD TO SEE IN OUR OPINION AND DON'T TAKE ANYTHING FROM THE OVERALL BEAUTY AND RARITY OF THIS PIECE. THE QUALITY CRAFTSMANSHIP, DESIGN AND DETAILS ON THIS PIECE ARE OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY! AS YOU CAN SEE FROM OUR PICTURES.

WE ARE SURE THIS UNUSUAL BLACK AMERICANA LARGE FIGURE WILL MAKE COLLECTOR VERY VERY HAPPY!!! THIS PIECE COMES FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION OF A LARGE ESTATE IN PALM BEACH, FLORIDA. WE PROVIDE A LOT OF PICTURES OF THE ITEM FOR YOUR INSPECTION.

A REMINDER TO OUR EUROPEAN FRIENDS THAT DUE TO THE EXTRAORDINARY!! ALMOST 1/2 PRICE COMPARE TO THE US DOLLARS.

WE USE A SPECIALIZED PROFESIONAL PACKING COMPANY TO DO ALL THE PACKING FOR ALL OUR FINE PIECES. The item "Antique Black Americana Advertising Smoking Seated Dandy Men Polychrome Figure" is in sale since Tuesday, April 04, 2017. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Cultures & Ethnicities\Black Americana\Figures & Sculptures".

The seller is "antiques-thru-time" and is located in Miami, Florida. This item can be shipped to North, South, or Latin America, all countries in Europe, all countries in continental Asia, Australia.