Bidspirit auction | ANTIQUE RUSSIAN HAND PAINTED WOOD

ANTIQUE RUSSIAN HAND PAINTED WOOD FOLK ART FIGURES - An evocative pair of hand painted wooden figures representing a charming example of 19th-century Russian folk art most likely depicting an elderly Jewish couple from a traditional shtetl. The deeply expressive set features a bearded patriarch dressed in a long black overcoat and cap carrying a sacred text and a walking stick alongside a matriarch wearing a red skirt brown jacket and green headscarf. Both rustic characters are modeled standing on integral roughly hewn wooden bases exhibiting an authentic weathered patina that speaks to their considerable age and history. vintage statuettes, eastern european carvings, primitive whittling, judaica collectibles, antique decor, historic curio. Dimensions Height: 5 1/2 in. All measurements are approximate. Condition The carved wooden figures present in heavily weathered condition displaying significant overall paint loss surface flaking and natural age related cracking to the wood throughout.