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Carved and Painted Wooden Band Organ Figure, attributed to the Gavioli Factory, France, late 19th century, standing figure of a woman dressed in a military costume in shades of green and yellow embellished with gilt scrolled foliage, mounted on a square plinth, (losses), overall ht. 41 1/2 in. Literature: Band organs were used in a fairground setting to provide loud music to accompany fairground rides and attractions. See Pictorial History of the Carousel by Frederick Fried, Bonanza Books, New York, chapter six, for history and similar examples. losses, parts of all the fingers of one hand and the pinky finger of the other hand, tassel is missing from one boot, about a third on the round wooden platform she is standing on is gone, several small paint losses; some shrinkage cracks on bust and jacket.


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Date:
2008-02-17

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