$5,333
Carved and Painted Wooden Figural Whirligig, America, late 19th/early 20th century, depicting a man wearing a hat made of sheet iron with a leather band over his hair made of horsehair, holding an apple and walking stick, standing next to a basket of apples and a windmill with fish finial, painted light blue, white, and black, with vestiges of red, original surface, (no stand), ht. 18 1/2 in. Weathered surface. the figure''s total height is 12 7/8 inches, not counting the dowel.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2008-11-01