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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Rastella, post: 329101, member: 6722&quot;]Hi, all! I had a fun treasure hunting day yesterday. I wanted to show my chalkware find. The artist of this piece was incredibly gifted and my camera just couldn&#039;t catch all of the fine details of the face. He looks as though he is a street peddler or town crier, perhaps? This piece has some unusual features that I, myself, haven&#039;t seen in the normal carnival chalkware that I am use to seeing here in the US. In fact, I&#039;m pretty sure that it isn&#039;t American carnival chalkware at all.&nbsp; The lady I bought&nbsp; it from came over from England when she got married.&nbsp; I think it might be an early English piece.&nbsp; The 5&quot; x 3&quot; picture frame is a two piece mold (I can see the mold lines); however, the face itself is done by hand. There are tool marks all over it. The black paint is oil based. It is my understanding that the older pieces were painted with oil based paints. He&#039;s in wonderful condition for his age with a few small flaws such as a small chip flake on the inside of his mouth. Any ideas or thoughts on this piece? Thank you!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]110006[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]110007[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]110008[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]110009[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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