A Unique Terracotta Sculptured Figure of a Hunchbacked Tradesman c.1940 sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles meaning these pocket sized sticks

meaning these pocket sized sticks are a more than welcome accompaniment to ones mantelpiece

but this only adds to its character

the letterbox is provided with the two bolts to affix it

by Harold Brakspear FSA' - it shows that the tiles center would have had a rabbit in profile facing right

Some wear to edges and loose at base of spine

A Unique Terracotta Sculptured Figure of a Hunchbacked Tradesman c.1940 sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles meaning these pocket sized sticksOrigin: Possibly Northern European Period: Early Mid Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1940 Height: 11 inches Width: 7 inches The well modeled figure of a gnarled and aged hunchback, bent over in concentration carefully working or tanning leather (?) on a log, with basket and knife below, perhaps in preparation for a day at market, with fine detail showing wrinkled skin and crooked teeth. There are two or three small areas of loss where