Marolin bundle of nativity figures and two boxes Steinach/Thuringia, c. 1930/50, one child marked M, otherwise unmarked, two incised numbers 247/9, coloured mass and papier-mâché, consisting of approx. 20 figures of the Christmas story, including four boys Jesus, nine Saint Josephs, two kneeling kings and four angels as well as a lance for a camel driver and Joseph's staff, plus four replacement arms and two animal legs as well as two original boxes with Marolin label and inscription, condition commensurate with age with partial cracks to the mass, some bumps and restorations, figure size 9 to 17 cm, box dimensions max. 33 x 24.5 x 9 cm.

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