Wonderful Antique Folk Art Jig Doll with Glass Eyes ceramic bear it's really a wonderful object

it's really a wonderful object deserving of a a very special spot

Really a lovely addition to a collection of beautiful boxes

and am pretty certain it was made by her daughter

One can never have too many boxes

Made of steel I believe

Wonderful Antique Folk Art Jig Doll with Glass Eyes ceramic bear it's really a wonderful objectQuite a wonderful, and a bit of a haunting, face on this old guy, the first primitive jig doll like this that I think I've seen with glass beads eyes, which are a milky white. Jointed at the shoulders, hips and knees, and with maximum energy given to carving his heeled boots, he was definitely built to dance, and retains his original carved dowel, which likely once fit into a post attached to a platform, upon which he would perform, loudly clapping