{"product_id":"charming-vintage-american-folk-art-shop-display-figure","title":"Charming Vintage American Folk Art Wooden Shop Display Figure, 38cm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeet the shopkeeper. 🇺🇸\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSomewhere in America, this wonderfully characterful wooden figure was made to stand in a shop and catch the customer’s eye.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNot the polished perfection of a factory-made advertising figure, but something far more individual: a hand-carved character with a wonderfully naive expression and a personality all his own.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow many generations of customers passed him before the shop itself disappeared? Somehow, the little shopkeeper survived.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStanding 38cm high, he is carved and painted in warm rust-brown tones. His left hand has a small hole between the fingers, suggesting that he once held something specific — perhaps a product, a sign or an implement connected with the trade he represented. Whatever it was, that small detail adds another layer to his story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA wonderfully evocative piece of folk-art-style shop display, with the charm of an object made for everyday working life rather than simply for decoration.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA distinctive addition to a collection of Americana, folk art or unusual decorative antiques.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cobham Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67363839901945,"sku":null,"price":185.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0843\/7671\/5513\/files\/DSC_0271.jpg?v=1791970349","url":"https:\/\/cobhamantiques.com\/products\/charming-vintage-american-folk-art-shop-display-figure","provider":"Cobham Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}