August 2024 Premier Fine Art & Antiques Auction
August 27th, 2024
Below is just a small portion of the massive selection of high quality art & antiques to be featured in our upcoming August 27th, 2024 auction! This auction will span multiple genres of collectibles, including Fine Paintings & Art, Jewelry & Silver, Orientalia, Rare Glass & Lamps, Early & Victorian Furniture, Decoys, Carvings, Coin-Op, & MORE!
RARE DENTZEL STANDING GIRAFFE CAROUSEL FIGURE.
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Gustav Dentzel (Germany, 1844-1909) immigrated to the U.S. in 1860 from Germany where he opened a cabinet making shop in Pennsylvania. After tiring quickly of making cabinets, he built himself a small portable carousel that he could take with him when he traveled around the country. Realizing that people had a great love for his carousel, he entered the carousel making business in 1867. The giraffe posed with upraised head and extended neck with brown glass eyes. The saddle with turquoise, silver and pale green; saddle blanket and trappings with scrolling designs. The saddle with carved eagle heads along the side borders.
