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This unique piece was found at a Pennsylvania Estate Sale
It is Large 21\" x 8.5\" x 5.5\" and weights almost 9 lbs!
Depicts Wilkins Micawber character from David Copperfield (see wikipedia details on this character)
It is chalk, 3D and can be used standing (leaning) or hanging
Would look great in a home library!
I COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING SIMILAR SO FEEL FREE TO ASK QUESTIONS OR MAKE AN OFFER.
see photos for best description / small chip on back bottom. Does not effect the piece\'s aesthetic.
From Wikipedia:
Wilkins Micawberis a fictional character inCharles Dickens\'s 1850 novelDavid Copperfield. He is traditionally identified with the optimistic belief that \"something will turn up.\"
His role in the story
Micawber was incarcerated indebtors\' prison(theKing\'s Bench Prison) after failing to meet his creditors\' demands. His long-suffering wife, Emma, stands by him despite his financial exigencies that force her topawnall of her family\'sheirlooms. She lives by the maxims, \"I will never desert Mr. Micawber!\" and \"Experientia does it!\" (fromExperientia docet, \"One learns by experience.\")
Micawber is responsible for a major financial setback to another character. The hardworking, reliable Tommy Traddles, who is saving to furnish a home for the young woman he hopes to marry, allows his optimism to overcome his common sense. He \"lends his name\" to Micawber by co-signing for his rent, and when Micawber fails to pay, Micawber\'s creditors seize all of the Micawber family\'s furniture and personal effects, along with those of Traddles. Although Traddles eventually recovers the little round table and flower pot that symbolize his hopes for future happiness, he hampers himself financially by paying off Micawber\'s debt.
Micawber is hired as a clerk by the schemingUriah Heep, who assumes wrongly that Micawber\'s debts arise from dishonesty. But working for Heep allows Micawber to expose his boss as a forger and a cheat. To start anew, Micawber and his family emigrate to Australia with Daniel Peggotty and Little Em\'ly, where Micawber becomes manager of the Port Middl Bank and a successful governmentmagistrate. Prior to leaving, Micawber repays the money Traddles spent settling his loan.
InHablot Knight Browne\'s illustrations for the first edition, Micawber is shown wearingknee-breeches, atop hat, and amonocle. Micawber was modelled on Dickens\' father,John Dickens
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