PAIR OF: VINTAGE PAPER MACHE (TAKA) TALL TOY SOLDIERS

PAIR OF: VINTAGE PAPER MACHE (TAKA) TALL TOY SOLDIERS C. 1970s. A pair of hand-crafted, hand-painted papier-mâché "Taka" soldier figures made in the Philippines (marked on the bottom of each soldier's foot). Each soldier wears a bright red military-style coat with green cross-belts, blue trousers, black shoes, and a tall black shako-style hat with a yellow plume. Each holds a papier-mâché rifle. Both figures show scattered paint loss, rubbing, scratches, and edge wear, with a few small areas of lifted paint exposing the underlying papier-mâché. Condition: (Very Good - Excellent). Item Dimensions: Each Approx: 10 - 1/2" x 12" x 35 - 1/4". Condition:, Item Dimensions:

Estimate:£75.15

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