Wonderful Carved Figure (Jockey?) with Wool Coat, Painted Cap, Moving Arms and Gripping Hands stone figure and the tiny head on

and the tiny head on much taller body of whatever that tallest creature is

Since finding a wonderful set of 19th c

finger jointed sides and a cardboard bottom

3" long x 1" wide x 1/2" deep and in very good condition

I just couldn't resist the old paint on this one--so pretty

Wonderful Carved Figure (Jockey?) with Wool Coat, Painted Cap, Moving Arms and Gripping Hands stone figure and the tiny head onLots of curious carved figures of uncertain origin today. This charmer, in his painted cap and heavy wool knit coat over elegant printed fabric scarf, looks like a jockey to me, though the horse, or carriage, he rode in on is long gone. Wonderful little carved face, with painted beard and mustache, and best of all these very gestural arms, crossing each other to reach in opposite direction (and which also raise and lower some) terminating in what