An Early 20thC French Card & Softwood Pierrot Clown Pop Up c.1910-30 reserved The top of the chest

The top of the chest has a very interesting and decorative colour and texture with traces of line decoration and fleur-de-leys cornering

on Cardinal Bottari's invitation went to Rome

Though the name of Joseph Robinson is rather common we have a very likely match in the form of a gentleman of the given name

red and green felt jester costume with matching hat and weighted self-uprighting body with audible loose bells within

An Early 20thC French Card & Softwood Pierrot Clown Pop Up c.1910-30 reserved The top of the chestOrigin: FrenchPeriod: 3rd RepublicProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1910 25Height: 22. 5Width: 13Depth: 2The amusing and highly decorative printed pressed card and softwood pop up, modelled as two clowns, or Pierrots with typically brightly adorned face make up, pointed hats, shoes and costumes, the concealed clown popping up when the lower bullseye button marked depose is pressed from a wooden mechanism, to a black line decorated backing with hanging cord,