VERY FINE AND RARE CARVED AND POLYCHROME PAINT-DECORATED PINE FIGURES OF PUNCH AND JUDY, RICHARD GILBERT OAKES (1827-1916), JOLIET CITY, WILL CO., ILLINOIS, CIRCA 1875-85

VERY FINE AND RARE CARVED AND POLYCHROME PAINT-DECORATED PINE FIGURES OF PUNCH AND JUDY, RICHARD GILBERT OAKES (1827-1916), JOLIET CITY, WILL CO., ILLINOIS, CIRCA 1875-85

Height 22 ½ in. by Width 8 in.

Condition Report:
In fine overall condition. Both figures with aged varnish. Punch with scattered flaking paint loss to coat and proper left leg. Restoration to Judy's nose and lacking cane shaft.

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Provenance:
William Brewer;

Allan Katz, Woodbridge, Connecticut.