Italian, late 19th century, each in the form of a colorful, carved, and polychromed jester standing on his head, with painted and shaped top, on tripod pedestal base, with lion's paw feet, 38-1/2 x 14 x 14 in.

Provenance: Estate of Wright Saltus Ludington, Santa Barbara, California; Estate of Charles Townsend Ludington, Jr., Chapel Hill, North Carolina

good structural condition with scattered surface wear and paint losses, one with shrinkage, separations to bases with later braces at underside, other shrinkage cracks, breaks and repairs to upper arms (one with old later tape), tops resurfaced or restored, minor wear and losses at feet