Couple Of Sculpted Characters South Tyrol Late 18th Century

Couple of figures, probably merchants or farmers, carved from Swiss pine in Val Gardena, ("Grödnertal"), South Tyrol in the 18th century. Wandering figures, mostly sculpted in pairs, enjoyed great popularity from the late 17th to early 19th centuries as representations of genre art and grotesques. these serve as realistic representations of popular life. Dimensions: 26 cm Accidents on arms and hat