Antique Mid 19th Century Carved Wood Articulated Artists Lay Figure Model

Description

This is an incredible "Lay" figure form the 19th Century France. It is a wooden figure with one-piece carved wooden … more This is an incredible "Lay" figure form the 19th Century France. It is a wooden figure with one-piece carved wooden head and upper torso, oval shaped face, aquiline nose, defined eye sockets, closed mouth, carved ears, elongated throat and muscular upper torso, ball-swivel waist, dowel-jointing at shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees and ankles, separately carved fingers. This was most likely used by an artist for posing of figures.

Reaching their peak of manufacture and popularity in France circa 1850, ownership was coveted. "Mannequin Articule" would be listed in the inventory of important artists' possessions at that time.

Keenly sought after by collectors, the figures' desirability and rarity is defined by size, quality, condition, antiquity and particularly, the deftness of the carving. less