A Late 19thC Cast Iron Money Box Modelled as a Standing Black Bear sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles including ventriloquism

including ventriloquism

have a good patina and quality feel

this deck was made for the large German community in Paris at the time and a copy

the hand and the heart

is that the tourmaline

A Late 19thC Cast Iron Money Box Modelled as a Standing Black Bear sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles including ventriloquismOrigin: English Period: Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1880 Height: 6 inches Depth: 2 inches Width: 2. 75 inches Coin Slot: 1. 25 inches The Victorian period money box, in Black Forest style, cast in two sections, and retaining the original black painted finish with red highlights and penny slot to the rear of the head. There are few light surface blemishes, but the piece has not been over cleaned, re painted or restored and