Arthur Tilo Alt Childhood Watercolor Drawing of Red Cross Nurse boxing cardboard dolls it bears a strong resemblance

it bears a strong resemblance to the work of Kristian Vedel

late 19th or early 20th century I believe

this one with an old ribbon tied tightly around the top of the handle

The cast iron shoe form piece measures just shy of 3 inches long

NC-headquartered tobacco company (Chesterfields

Arthur Tilo Alt Childhood Watercolor Drawing of Red Cross Nurse boxing cardboard dolls it bears a strong resemblanceThis is one of a number of watercolor drawings that came from the Younsgsville, NC estate of Dr. Arthur Tilo Alt (1931 2019) a scholar and professor of German in Yiddish language and literature in the Judaic studies program at Duke University. Born in Java, Indonesia, Alt's family returned to their native Germany in 1933, where Tilo grew up in West Berlin, ultimately moving to the U. S. in 1956 to study at the University of Texas. All indications are