1930s Art Deco Style Bellhop guignol puppet theatre based on the style of

based on the style of their clothing and the really nice patina to the dry wood

with the only visible flaw being a tiny chip at the very tip of the peak of one of the dark cranes

It looks to me that there are at least four different hardwoods used and they are all pretty spectacular

This book is worth owning for the list of patterns alone--- which includes large-scale elements but also such intimate ones as "sitting wall

Overall approx 3 1/4" in diameter

1930s Art Deco Style Bellhop guignol puppet theatre based on the style ofThough I didn't know it when I found him, I've since learned that this bellhop was produced in conjunction with a Philip Morris cigarette advertising campaign launched in 1933, and would once have carried either a bundle of cigarettes in one hand and a book of matches in the other (or else a cruet set; there were a couple of different versions produced, and I believe they were often displayed on hotel bars.) His baggage is long since gone, leaving his