
I love him but had no info about him and never had seen another cookie jar like this.
So I wrote about him here hoping to get more info.
Sure enough, a reader left a comment that clears up exactly what this is.
He is a Victorian era humidor. I had no idea!


Now he sits on my cabinet and stands watch over us too.





This genre may be a mocking one, but the artist was not mocking this person. I think he is beautiful. I have no idea how much he is worth. But he is invaluable to me.
My Black Man Victorian era humidor
10" x 8" approx
1 comment:
It's a gorgeous piece but not a cookie jar. It is a 19th century tobacco jar that should have a numerical mark of 481 on its base. It is shown in Horowitz's book, "Figural Humidors Mostly Victorian" on page 107. It is not clear in the book as to the maker, but it appears to be a Johann Maresch piece. Simply beautiful!
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