An Early 20thC French Card & Softwood Pierrot Clown Pop Up c.1910-30 reserved on Cardinal Bottari's invitation went

on Cardinal Bottari's invitation went to Rome

The top of the chest has a very interesting and decorative colour and texture with traces of line decoration and fleur-de-leys cornering

This piece was part of the late Peter Wood’s estate (b

down the road toward France by which they had come

An Early 20thC French Card & Softwood Pierrot Clown Pop Up c.1910-30 reserved on Cardinal Bottari's invitation wentOrigin: FrenchPeriod: 3rd RepublicProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1910 25Height: 22. 5Width: 13Depth: 2The amusing and highly decorative printed pressed card and softwood pop up, modelled as two clowns, or Pierrots with typically brightly adorned face make up, pointed hats, shoes and costumes, the concealed clown popping up when the lower bullseye button marked depose is pressed from a wooden mechanism, to a black line decorated backing with hanging cord,