Lot 139 - Antique Painted Metal Toy Soldier Figure of a French WWI Infantry Soldier in Horizon Blue Uniform with Adrian Helmet, Marching Pose, 2-1/4" H

Antique painted metal toy soldier figure depicting a French WWI infantry soldier in a marching pose. The figure is painted in horizon blue with a yellow-painted oval base, wearing an Adrian helmet, tunic, baggy trousers, puttees, and cross-body equipment straps with a rear satchel. The figure holds a rifle across the chest. Paint loss is present throughout, with bare metal exposed on the base, face, feet, and areas of the tunic and equipment. The base retains remnants of yellow paint with wear to the edges.