Antique Tin Dancing Man for the collector etc etc —AND Lois Gross

etc etc —AND Lois Gross Smiley

and negative space--made all the better by the contrasting terra-cotta colored rim

Face sized - 8" tall

and there is a tiny loss of lacquer (which is real

Antique Tin Dancing Man for the collector etc etc —AND Lois GrossAs 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