Pair of Diminuitive Old Carved Marionette Heads antique battersea enamel tie back A clipped description of this

A clipped description of this plate (#15)  is included on the back of the mat

was meant to pass through my hands--and I'd be quite content to have it stay in them

Just the panel measures 12" tall x 7 3/4" w x 3/4" d

with just light general wear

and festive

Pair of Diminuitive Old Carved Marionette Heads antique battersea enamel tie back A clipped description of thisI wish I knew how these two came to be. And yet it seems rather right that they should exist without context, seeming all the more existential, and making me think of Estragon and Vladimir from Waiting for Godot. I believe they were the heads of marionettes, their bodies now long done but the pair definitely seeming as if they've still got dramas they want to enact! With carved and painted heads on dowels that extend to the bottom of their chests,