April 1, 2024
FIVE VINTAGE BLACK AMERICANA FIGURINES
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Up for auction are five vintage black Americana figures. These were in a box of other items I purchased at an estate auction this past year. I will do my best to describe them as well as I can since this is an area I am not familiar with. The first two pieces are a young black man holding a piece of watermelon and a young black girl with a checkered material cap. These had to be made together because of the coloring of the clothes and if you stand them side to side it looks as if they are looking to each other. The are ceramic. I think the bottom of the girls dress had been painted again because it is not as shiny as the rest of her dress and the checkering isn't quite as neat as her top checkering. Still a nice piece however. There is one half of a salt and pepper set. Uncle Mose is the name I found in my bit of research. He is plastic and marked made in USA on the base. There is a black African boy but his right foot had been repaired at some time. He is also ceramic. I tried to show the break in the picture. Finally there is a black baby with movable arms and legs. The back side says made in Japan. There are little spots on his head where a tiny bit of hair is sprouting out. The hands and legs are joined to the body with some type of string material to allow them to move. It seems to be bisque or ceramic. I know those of you that
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