Man with Hat and Cigarette Antique Cut Paper Silhouette folk art candleholder (It is quite heavy

(It is quite heavy

thought to be Mid-Western

though I do not believe it is that old

Punch and Judy has roots in 16th-century Italian commedia dell'arte

This lovely little olive wood snuff box was purchased in France years ago

Man with Hat and Cigarette Antique Cut Paper Silhouette folk art candleholder (It is quite heavyThis silhouette came from a batch of them, most of them, but not this one, with the name of the subject written on the back. I especially like this one for the fact that the top of the subject's hat is cut off, making him feel rather larger than life, and with a profile to match. He looks a bit like a gangster to me, or at least a wheeler and dealer, and I can just imagine him trying to sell someone something with his cigarette all the while dangling