A Collection of German Papier-Mâché Easter Bunnies and Other Figural Candy Canisters
A Collection of German Papier-Mâché Easter Bunnies and Other Figural Candy Canisters
Early 20th Century
comprising six bunny examples, a cat and a dog, each with removable heads opening to hollow bodies, together with a stuffed scarecrow bunny; 9 items total.
Height of tallest 14 1/4 inches.
Property from the Dean Lower Estate, Lanark, Illinois American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts
Largest rabbit with repairs to both ears and proper left front leg. Crack around proper left bottom leg. ‘Scarecrow’ rabbit on contemporary stand; loss to proper left hand. Rabbit on all fours with repair to proper right front leg. Rabbit with egg basket with repair to proper left front leg. Standing gold rabbit with replaced wooden legs and ears, all overpainted. Seated gold rabbit overpainted. Police and rabbit group with two repaired legs on rider and replaced ‘stopper’ on rabbit. Cat with loss to ear tip and to proper right back leg.
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A Collection of German Papier-Mâché Easter Bunnies and Other Figural Candy Canisters
Early 20th Century
comprising six bunny examples, a cat and a dog, each with removable heads opening to hollow bodies, together with a stuffed scarecrow bunny; 9 items total.
Height of tallest 14 1/4 inches.
Property from the Dean Lower Estate, Lanark, Illinois American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts
Largest rabbit with repairs to both ears and proper left front leg. Crack around proper left bottom leg. ‘Scarecrow’ rabbit on contemporary stand; loss to proper left hand. Rabbit on all fours with repair to proper right front leg. Rabbit with egg basket with repair to proper left front leg. Standing gold rabbit with replaced wooden legs and ears, all overpainted. Seated gold rabbit overpainted. Police and rabbit group with two repaired legs on rider and replaced ‘stopper’ on rabbit. Cat with loss to ear tip and to proper right back leg.
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