Standing Male Figure, Based

Tall figure with a layered crest, outstretched arms and wide ears.

This standing male figure on a base dates to the 20th century. It is iron. Iron is more difficult to cast than copper alloys, so small iron figures are usually forged, giving them a distinct angular and elongated character. Seen straight on, a standing figure with a stacked, conical crest, wide ears and long arms bent slightly outward to flat hands, each wrist banded. A flared skirt-like band sits at the hips. The surface is dark brown, smooth and softly burnished. It is 2.5 inches wide, 2.5 deep and 7 high.

Crested, arms ready, and very sure of its welcome.