A rare and unusually large German clockwork musical fairgrou...
A rare and unusually large German clockwork musical fairground carousel, attributed to Bing (Gebrüder Bing), Nuremberg, circa 1900–1910, the circular tinplate base painted in cream and green and decorated floral garland, surmounted by a pierced ornamental gallery and a revolving circular platform populated by a series of galloping horses and mounted riders, the hand-painted figures wear variously coloured jackets and caps, the horses and riders retaining considerable original painted detail, the carousel is enclosed by slender painted metal standards supporting an elaborate upper gallery, with scrolling decorative metalwork and a series of suspended glass globe ornaments, above is the original-style conical textile canopy, divided into stitched panels and surmounted by a turned metal finial carrying a shaped red-and-white flag, the central mechanism is concealed within the cylindrical base and is wound from the side, the clockwork movement rotates the carousel and incorporates a simple mechanical 'plinker'-type musical movement, approximately 600 mm high × 250 mm overall width.* Literature: of particularly desirable large size and notable for the survival of its fabric canopy, finial, decorative glass globes, riders and extensive original mechanical fittings.
[ translate ]A rare and unusually large German clockwork musical fairground carousel, attributed to Bing (Gebrüder Bing), Nuremberg, circa 1900–1910, the circular tinplate base painted in cream and green and decorated floral garland, surmounted by a pierced ornamental gallery and a revolving circular platform populated by a series of galloping horses and mounted riders, the hand-painted figures wear variously coloured jackets and caps, the horses and riders retaining considerable original painted detail, the carousel is enclosed by slender painted metal standards supporting an elaborate upper gallery, with scrolling decorative metalwork and a series of suspended glass globe ornaments, above is the original-style conical textile canopy, divided into stitched panels and surmounted by a turned metal finial carrying a shaped red-and-white flag, the central mechanism is concealed within the cylindrical base and is wound from the side, the clockwork movement rotates the carousel and incorporates a simple mechanical 'plinker'-type musical movement, approximately 600 mm high × 250 mm overall width.* Literature: of particularly desirable large size and notable for the survival of its fabric canopy, finial, decorative glass globes, riders and extensive original mechanical fittings.
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