Hand-carved Articulated Mannequin with Bright Eyes and Two Mended (Now Stiff!) Joints clapping toy the other I have

the other I have

which itself was painted

Definitely with some age

carved out ears perfectly framing the long slope of a nose

I wouldn’t have known to look for this

Hand-carved Articulated Mannequin with Bright Eyes and Two Mended (Now Stiff!) Joints clapping toy the other I haveThis hand carved articulated mannequin has lived a life, with traces of what was surely a fuller head of hair on her pate, one bum knee, and one bum elbow too! But still she stands tall, and on her own (if stood in a stable position) and what a lot of time and care and skill went into making her. (And, to me, those huge eyes seem as if seeing straight into one's soul!) Stamped what looks like "Weber" on the back of her hips, which has not lead me