My Good Buys in Skegness

Here is some amazing items that were found at Carboot and Charity shops in Skegness and i felt i must share my appreciation  by showing them on here.

Chinese Mud Man Rare

 This very rare Chinese Mud man is part of a number of Mud men  made Chinese Monks in their penjing gardens.  The Chinese Monks started selling them to tourist and soldiers  from the 1860s until 1938.
War with Japan in 1937 caused massive problems with exporting until 1948,
Modern Day Mud figure's are mass made and dont resemble the features that the original figures have,.
Look closely at my figure. His skin on face and arms are not painted but resemble skin in its natural colour from the mud that was used.  Under the figure There is the word CHINA and Number 57  pressed into the mud. after a long search online.I found another figure that was sold in 2007 at some antique buying site.
But the value of sale waskept private. But that Figure had CHINA 97 Pressed into the base.
So maybe they only made so many of this model who knows.

Painting by Betsy Carr 1974

 When the light from a sunset shines into my room the picture radiates a warm magical glow.
The picture portrays two young boys fishing in a fairytale style woods just like the days we remember when we were kids playing around nature and having adventure galore.

Painting By B Carr 1974

This is the same picture under a more neutral lighting. 

 I love real paintings like this, because the style this artist used here shows great care for control of how the brush was used to warp the colours so well to get this great effect.   I found this at Skegness Carboot