Antique (1920s) Mixed Media German Hampelmann.
Bride And Groom jumping jack. Sculpted heads and top-hat are hand-carved wood, the bodies and articulated limbs are cut from thin, hand-painted sheet metal. Vintage German makers and mid-century folk artisans occasionally produced painted tinplate // sheet-metal and wood hybrids - often for export or as durable novelty // wedding gifts. Thin, flat profile of hand-cut, painted sheet metal, paired with faceted wooden heads.
Good Antique Condition. Working. Age appropriate distress + discoloration. Likely dates to the 1920s-1930s - interwar Weimar era. Bride's short, cropped bob hairstyle with a side rosette and the sleek minimalist Art Deco silhouette of the couple are classic hallmarks of the 1920s and early 1930s. Mixed Media Materials. Combining hand-cut, painted sheet-metal bodies with knife-carved wooden heads and metal rivet joints was a transitional folk-toy technique used by German workshops during the interwar and early post-war decades, before modern workshops switched back exclusively to all-wood construction. String at bottom when pulled moves the bride and groom - see video.
Measurements :
Main Body : 13" x 4.5"
Hanging String At Top : 4"
Price Includes Shipping.
Antique (1920s) Mixed Media German Hampelmann.
Bride And Groom jumping jack. Sculpted heads and top-hat are hand-carved wood, the bodies and articulated limbs are cut from thin, hand-painted sheet metal. Vintage German makers and mid-century folk artisans occasionally produced painted tinplate // sheet-metal and wood hybrids - often for export or as durable novelty // wedding gifts. Thin, flat profile of hand-cut, painted sheet metal, paired with faceted wooden heads.
Good Antique Condition. Working. Age appropriate distress + discoloration. Likely dates to the 1920s-1930s - interwar Weimar era. Bride's short, cropped bob hairstyle with a side rosette and the sleek minimalist Art Deco silhouette of the couple are classic hallmarks of the 1920s and early 1930s. Mixed Media Materials. Combining hand-cut, painted sheet-metal bodies with knife-carved wooden heads and metal rivet joints was a transitional folk-toy technique used by German workshops during the interwar and early post-war decades, before modern workshops switched back exclusively to all-wood construction. String at bottom when pulled moves the bride and groom - see video.
Measurements :
Main Body : 13" x 4.5"
Hanging String At Top : 4"
Price Includes Shipping.
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