An Early 20thC French Card & Softwood Pierrot Clown Pop Up c.1910-30 reserved which at the time

which at the time

Though the name of Joseph Robinson is rather common we have a very likely match in the form of a gentleman of the given name

survives from the late Victorian to Edwardian period England

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

due to the combination of its size

An Early 20thC French Card & Softwood Pierrot Clown Pop Up c.1910-30 reserved which at the timeOrigin: 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,