Lot 117: Vintage Carved Wood Articulated Pinocchio Figure

A vintage folk-art style wooden figure representing the character Pinocchio. The piece is constructed from multiple carved wooden blocks with articulation at the shoulders and hips. The figure is hand-painted, featuring large blue eyes, a protruding nose, and red-flushed cheeks. It is depicted wearing a white shirt with a painted tie, blue shorts, a red peaked hat, and red-painted hands and shoes. The limbs are jointed with simple wooden pins. There are remnants of small, dark printed characters on the side of the blue shorts, however, these marks are worn and illegible.