Auction: European Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2481Location: BostonDate / Time: October 24, 2009 11:00AM
Description:
Schafer Vater Bisque Porcelain Novelty Figure/Pin Tray, Germany, early 20th century, unmarked, depicting the torso of an African male cannibal with feather skirt, eating the booted leg of a woman over an oval dish molded with a fork, a pair of knickers, and a corset, ht. 4 1/4 in.
Estimate $400-600
hairline to dish at edge closest to man, running approx. 1 3/4 in.
rubbing to paint at front of man's hair.