Hand-painted German Porcelain Boxing Figure hand-painted wooden box and charmingly stick-like little legs

and charmingly stick-like little legs and feet

but the black

which from what I understand was the generic sticker for glass made in Czechoslovakia

I believe it dates from the early 20th century

Hand-painted German Porcelain Boxing Figure hand-painted wooden box and charmingly stick-like little legsI'm really smitten with this sweet little hand painted German porcelain figurine of a pink cheeked, shirtless young man with dukes up! He is about the gentlest young boxer one might envision, appearing more disposed to taking a swim than taking a punch! Rendered in a manner that seems inspired by a pair of early19th century Staffordshire boxing figures (though certainly not as fine as those) I would guess this boxer dates from the 1940s or so. Just a