German Hand-painted Wooden Cutout Couple in Traditional Costumes tabletop boat and maybe some a bit

and maybe some a bit of very light surface scratching

with a little wear and paint loss that I think just makes him better

and easy to throw in the bag to play anywhere

This wonderful reverse painting on glass

German Hand-painted Wooden Cutout Couple in Traditional Costumes tabletop boat and maybe some a bitI must say I find this unusual old pair of German cutout wooden figures quite compelling, and also problematic, which is I think in large part what makes them compelling. His very particular posture seems a pure embodiment of lustfulness, amplified (and made rather ridiculous to a modern eye) by his traditional lederhosen, while her serious expression complicates the gesture of her raising the skirt corner of her dirndl (in the other direction) making