FOLK ART !! Rare Vintage Mediterranean Carved Wood Paddle Toy

RARE VINTAGE MEDITERRANEAN STYLED CARVED WOOD & DECORATED PADDLE TOY

CONSIDERED RARE, A VINTAGE CARVED WOODEN PADDLE TOY DECORATED WITH A MEDITERRANEAN STYLED FLORAL PATTERNING.  THE ITEM IS GENERALLY REFERRED TO AS A "PECKING BIRDS" PADDLE TOY WHICH CONSISTS OF FIVE CARVED WOODEN CHICKEN FIGURINES ATTACHED TO THE PADDLE TOP, EACH DECORATED IN FLORAL PATTERNING AND EACH WITH A HINGED NECK.  STRINGS ARE ATTACHED TO THE HINGES WHICH THEN PASSES THROUGH SMALL HOLES IN THE PADDLE WHERE THEY ARE THEN ATTACHED TO A CARVED WOODEN BALL.   THE MOVEMENT OF THE BALL UNDERNEATH THE PADDLE THEN CAUSES THE CHICKEN FIGURINES TO PERFORM A SIMULTANEOUS PECKING ACTION.   THE PADDLE HAS A WOOD HANDLE ATTACHED AND THE ENTIRE TOY HAS BEEN LACQUERED

STAMPS/MARKS ETC : NOT MARKED OR STAMPED

CONDITION : IN PERFECT CONDITION THE TOY HAS NO CRACKS, CHIPS, DAMAGES ETC OR PATTERN LOSS

SIZE : 4cm HEIGHT OF FIGURINES.....8cm LENGTH OF HANDLE.....13cm DIAMETER OF PADDLE WITHOUT FIGURINES OR HANDLE

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