Antique Tin Dancing Man pewter ice cream mold finely carved antique Chinese cinnabar

finely carved antique Chinese cinnabar box features a large representation of the character for spring (chun

I think these bright orange porcelain "Persian Hunter 1642" boxes

The faces on these children just kill me

They come in their original box

Antique Tin Dancing Man pewter ice cream mold finely carved antique Chinese cinnabarAs you can see from the number of photos I'm posting, I had a lot of fun posing this wonderful fellow, and certainly find him quite an evocative figure! Dating to the mid 19th century or so, he once would had a dowel that attached to the hole at the top of his head, allowing one to hold him up and make him dance. Now, he makes quite a striking silhouette when hung on the wall, with the only challenge being picking a favorite pose and then fixing it in