Bidspirit auction | An Assortment of Hand-Carved and
An Assortment of Hand-Carved and Painted Wooden Animal Figures and Decorative Objects - A collection of hand-carved wooden animal figures and objects featuring polychrome paint finishes. The group includes a giraffe head bust mounted on a turned wooden pedestal with brown spots on a cream ground, and a feline head bust with black stripes and dots on a yellow ground mounted on a black metal stand with a circular base. Two shelf-sitting figures are present: a green and turquoise spotted frog and a small zebra with black and white stripes. An anthropomorphic standing frog figure with a cream body and pink accents stands on a carved petal-base; the head of this figure is designed as a removable lid. A low-profile lizard figure features a white body with black spots and pink highlights. The collection is completed by three animal-form napkin rings, including a spotted leopard, a natural dark wood elephant, and a striped zebra. The construction of all pieces shows visible hand-carving marks and hand-applied painted details. No maker marks, signatures, or country-of-origin labels are visible on the exterior surfaces of the items. Height of feline bust: 11 1/2 inches Height of giraffe bust: 9 1/2 inches Height of anthropomorphic frog: 8 1/2 inches Height of sitting frog: 6 1/2 inches Height of small zebra: 3 3/4 inches Length of lizard: 14 inches.