c. 1860s Hand Carved & Painted Venetian Polychrome Blackamoor Gondolier Torchier Paintings Landis was born in New

Landis was born in New York City in 1918 and has received numerous

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Various Scuffs from Use

This Bell is heavy and nice

There is a hook on the second from the bottom shelf that has a latch to hold the left door shut

c. 1860s Hand Carved & Painted Venetian Polychrome Blackamoor Gondolier Torchier Paintings Landis was born in NewA beautiful unrestored c. 1860s hand carved with Venetian polychrome blackamoor gondolier torchiere with its original paint. The figure is standing on the end of a gondola holding a oar in one hand and a candle pan in the other. The entire figure and base is hand carved and entirely hand painted. The base is a linen draped hand painted column giving it some height. The candle pan, paddle, body of the statue, and linen draped column come off into four