Three Old Painted Lead Royal Navy Sailors with Bayonettes Lined Up in a Row miniature shoe collection brushes in very good

brushes in very good

Perhaps a menagerie of cut paper animals would not set everyone's heart racing

It came into use in China in the 1820s (reaching its heyday in the 1830s and 40s) as a means to satisfy the increasing demand for small

A bit of wear/small loss  to the wood at the end of the long red one as shown

Some surface rust and dings but in great structural shape

Three Old Painted Lead Royal Navy Sailors with Bayonettes Lined Up in a Row miniature shoe collection brushes in very goodJust something about these three old lead sailors lined up in a row on this base, together forever, at the ready. Hand painted, with pink cheeks, and the face of each with a different character than the next. Nice early ones, late 19th very early 20th century, with the base I believe the work of their original owner. 2 7 8" l x 2 1 4" t x 1" d base. Very good condition, very nice patina. Sturdy and sound, with just the tips of their bayonettes of of a