Playful Tabletop Construction Incorporating Schoenhut Circus Barrel and Stand 19th century medical His carved wooden head is

His carved wooden head is attached to a wooden post

I can't find another one anywhere out there exactly like this one

All appear to be French and a handful are still wrapped in paper

"Mothers muff" and then "muff" again

12 x 10 1/2 x 10 1/2 and in very good condition

Playful Tabletop Construction Incorporating Schoenhut Circus Barrel and Stand 19th century medical His carved wooden head isI'm not sure if this one was constructed with a purpose (i. e. as a key hanger!) or just as a playful sculpture toy, but clearly whoever made was having fun, and a fun thing it is. The blue and yellow pedestal base and the red white and blue barrel at top were both originally props in a Schoenhut Circus set, late 19th early 20th, which the maker of this joined via a metal rod, run through the center of a red stained wooden sphere bead, from which