An early Victorian carved and painted figure of a Scotsman mid-19th century

probably a tobacconist`s shop sign, the life size figure naturalistically carved, the base with thistles and raised on a square plinth, now with a removeable dished circular tray

Really impressive and great fun. There is distress to paintwork and areas of loss to this surface. There are old repairs and there is a repair to the hands. There are splits to the wood in places, notably through the figures tam-o-shanter, back and feet. There are chips to raised detail. Tray with chips and repairs. A rare object.
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