Antique Tin Dancing Man for the collector tiny lobster boats and sail

tiny lobster boats and sail boats

It measures 1 7/8” long x 7/8” tall x 1” wide

and negative space--made all the better by the contrasting terra-cotta colored rim

and there is a tiny loss of lacquer (which is real

and I love the pointy detail on the end of the handle

Antique Tin Dancing Man for the collector tiny lobster boats and sailAs you can see from the number of photos I'm posting, I had a lot of fun posing this wonderful fellow, and certainly find him quite an evocative figure! Dating to the mid 19th century or so, he once would had a dowel that attached to the hole at the top of his head, allowing one to hold him up and make him dance. Now, he makes quite a striking silhouette when hung on the wall, with the only challenge being picking a favorite pose and then fixing it in