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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Unknown Wooden Sculpture

« on: December 09, 2012, 09:35:24 pm »

I just meant you can find similar stuff from different time periods and from different countries

Here is a search I did on ebay earlier
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=wood+beggar&_sacat=0&_odkw=wood+beard&_fspt=1&_sop=12&_osacat=0&_mPrRngCbx=1

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Unknown Wooden Sculpture

« on: December 09, 2012, 06:15:22 pm »

Got it in Texas. I cant find a ruler or my measuring tape, but its over 2feet tall. He is carry bread. I've found a few almost similar wood begger sculptures on ebay but they vary in year and location.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Unknown Wooden Sculpture

« on: December 09, 2012, 03:22:02 pm »

true, i did some more searching and it seems as if wood carvings of beggars is kind of popular, the price range varies though

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Unknown Wooden Sculpture

« on: December 09, 2012, 02:50:15 pm »

I was hoping the style of the carving and attire of the figure might suggest the time period it was made and where. And from that I might be able to research it some more.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Unknown Wooden Sculpture

« on: December 09, 2012, 12:22:07 pm »

Anything on the bottom ??

Nope, nothing on the bottom.

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Antique Questions Forum / Unknown Wooden Sculpture

« on: December 09, 2012, 07:51:57 am »

My dad got this at a auction here in the US 15-20 years ago.

It's 100% solid wood and is carved very nicely. Not sure who the figure is but appears to be a hobo. Near the base someone etched in very very sloppy 1947, but it was done so bad that it cannot be from the original artist. I don't know anything about it, other than someone ruined it by scribbling in a year on it.