Oversized Carved Wooden Folk Art Scissors in Old Silver Paint striking mask miniature portrait of the rather

miniature portrait of the rather iconic mistress to King Charles VII of France

while the figures of Youth

With holes at the center of short sides for threading with a string to hang

11 5/8” x 7 1/2” t

northern Ethiopia

Oversized Carved Wooden Folk Art Scissors in Old Silver Paint striking mask miniature portrait of the ratherNot too much larger than an actual pair of scissors, but with nicely elongated proportions that make them feel more so. A nice whimsy of sorts, perhaps at one time hung in a tailor's shop, or at a hairdresser's?! 11 3 4" x 2 3 8" x 1 4 and in very good condition, light in weight, with nice mellowing to the silver paint and some darkening along the edges, as if they had been used!