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Lot 178:
A Collection of Hand-Painted Lead and White Metal Miniatures Including Sherlock Holmes and Comedy Characters
Description
An assortment of hand-painted lead and white metal miniature figurines and busts depicting various literary and film characters. The group includes items themed around Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes, notably a large bust of the detective with a pipe and a full-length figure playing the violin. Other characters represented include a British police officer, a figure in a red brick chimney, and individuals resembling comedy legends Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, and Charlie Chaplin. The figurines are executed in a folk-art style with hand-painted finishes. Some pieces are mounted on small green-painted bases, while others are busts or unmounted figures.
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