1930s Art Deco Style Bellhop guignol puppet theatre which pulls open to reveal

which pulls open to reveal shelves and compartments inside

pencil and colored pencil on lined paper

Overall approx 3 1/4" in diameter

It looks to me that there are at least four different hardwoods used and they are all pretty spectacular

This book is worth owning for the list of patterns alone--- which includes large-scale elements but also such intimate ones as "sitting wall

1930s Art Deco Style Bellhop guignol puppet theatre which pulls open to revealThough I didn't know it when I found him, I've since learned that this bellhop was produced in conjunction with a Philip Morris cigarette advertising campaign launched in 1933, and would once have carried either a bundle of cigarettes in one hand and a book of matches in the other (or else a cruet set; there were a couple of different versions produced, and I believe they were often displayed on hotel bars.) His baggage is long since gone, leaving his