Sold for: £38
An antique Nodding Head Alms Box, depicting a young Black child seated and holding a yellow bowl or vessel. The figure wears a light green tunic with a golden scarf. The bowl features a slot at the top and the word “MERCI” (French for “THANK YOU”) across its front, indicating its function as a donation or money box. The base is an irregular, textured dark green, molded to suggest a cushion, decorated with stylized white and yellow floral motifs, and rests on a black plinth. The material appears to be painted plaster or a composite material.
Measuring approximately 13 inches (33 cm) high and 7 inches (18 cm) wide/deep.
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