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# Rare Pair of Austrian Art Deco Terracotta Figurines
### With Authentic 1945 WWII U.S. Army \"G.I. Bring-Back\" Field Gear Archive**This complete time-capsule lot features a matching pair of authentic Austrian Art Deco terracotta figurines**, found safely preserved inside the heavy-duty U.S. Army combat field gear used to carry them home from Europe in 1945. This rare, historically significant estate archive perfectly blends high European art with poignant World War II history.### What is Included* **\"Rendez-vous\" Boy Figurine (Model 7844 M):** Designed by Kurt Goebel around 1936 and produced by the legendary Wiener Manufaktur Friedrich Goldscheider (Vienna, Austria) circa 1941. Features a stylized young boy tipping his hat and leaning on a walking cane. This piece displays a scarcer wartime dark-charcoal pants paint variation.
* **\"Girl with Umbrella and Dog\" Figurine (Model 7843 M):** The official matching companion piece designed by Kurt Goebel for Goldscheider Wien. Features a stylized young girl with an orange skirt holding a dark umbrella alongside her dog.
* **U.S. Army M2 Ammunition Carrying Bag:** The authentic heavy canvas munitions pack used to transport these fragile statues home. Originally meant for mortar shells or machine gun rounds, the front displays a crisp, black \"M2\" stamp. The inside flap features the original, clear military contractor stamp: \"BEAUMONT\'S 1945\" in the correct late-war OD7 olive drab shade.### Condition Report* **The Figurines:** Both pieces possess excellent structural integrity. The most fragile areas—including the boy\'s cane, the girl\'s umbrella, hats, and bases—are entirely intact with no breaks, cracks, or repairs. The surfaces show original red terracotta earthenware peeking through minor paint flaking on the faces, hair, and base edges, consistent with 80+ years of age and wartime transit. The bases retain their original, hardened protective felt padding over the factory stamps.
* **The M2 Bag:** Excellent vintage field condition with strong stitching, operational snaps, and highly legible contract markings. Free of major holes, tears, or dry rot.### Shipping & HandlingItems will be packed with professional-grade care. The fragile earthenware figurines will be individually wrapped in multiple layers of heavy-duty bubble wrap and boxed securely away from the heavy canvas bag to eliminate any risk of shifting or chipping during transit. Fully insured tracking is included.
