1930s Art Deco Style Bellhop guignol puppet theatre or narcissus

or narcissus

pencil and colored pencil on lined paper

and perfect for filling with some similarly electric fall leaves

It looks to me that there are at least four different hardwoods used and they are all pretty spectacular

with the only visible flaw being a tiny chip at the very tip of the peak of one of the dark cranes

1930s Art Deco Style Bellhop guignol puppet theatre or narcissusThough I didn't know it when I found him, I've since learned that this bellhop was produced in conjunction with a Philip Morris cigarette advertising campaign launched in 1933, and would once have carried either a bundle of cigarettes in one hand and a book of matches in the other (or else a cruet set; there were a couple of different versions produced, and I believe they were often displayed on hotel bars.) His baggage is long since gone, leaving his