Very Old Carved Folk Art Jig Doll with Marvelous Patina wooden I purchase at the incredible

I purchase at the incredible estate sale of a Michael Leininger in Melrose

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some small chips and a few minor hairline cracks

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Otherwise very good antique condition

Very Old Carved Folk Art Jig Doll with Marvelous Patina wooden I purchase at the incredibleIt's been a very long while since I found a beautiful antique carved jig figure, so a total joy to find this very old one at Brimfield, in an unexpected place, as if he'd just been waiting for me. As purely primitive as they come, with the best untouched, very dark dry wood surface. There are two holes on the sides of his torso suggesting he may one have had arms, but it so they've been gone a very long time. The jointed legs, connected by wire, end