Smiling Carved Dancing Doll Articulated Figure man with dog The front and back cover

The front and back cover have both come loose from the hand-stitched spine

but I haven't been able to identify the potter

wide trunk-like legs

" but it must have been lost quite some time ago as the wood has aged enough to make the loss pretty much disappear

the second included as a freebie if you'd like it

Smiling Carved Dancing Doll Articulated Figure man with dog The front and back coverThis old articulated figure lost the better part of his feet some time long ago, but hes smiling widely still, perhaps glad to be freed from the dowel that once stuck in his back and held him up to make him dance. The rest of him is in great shape, and in addition to the relief carved features of his face, I especially love his funny little extra short arms ending in round fists, which swing freely to and fro. 8 1 2" t x 2 1 16" w x 1" d. Early 20th