$850
Carved and Painted Wood and Iron Soldier Whirligig, America, 19th century, the figure wearing a peaked hat with traces of red and black paint, a red jacket with brass tack buttons, cream colored trousers, red boots, rotating wire arms fitted with sheet iron paddles with vestiges of mustard paint, mounted on an iron rod, including square black metal base, (losses to hat, belt and jacket), ht. 33. Literature: This whirligig is illustrated in American Country: FOLK ART. Created by Rebus, Inc., published by Time-Life Books, 1990, p. 150. chunk of wood missing from front, back, and side of hat, and tail of jacket couple of brass tacks missing from jacket, slight joinery separaton down center of figure.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2006-02-19
