A rare and unusually large German painted and lithographed t...
A rare and unusually large German painted and lithographed tinplate clockwork menagerie carousel, by Bing, Nuremberg, circa 1925–30, of substantial cylindrical form, the carousel raised upon a deep cream-painted tinplate base formed with two tiers of repeating geometric piercings, retaining traces of pale blue decoration and extensive original surface, above is a circular revolving platform centred, upon a tall architectural pavilion or drum, airbrushed in graduated pink, cream, orange and green and enclosed at its base by a pierced decorative gallery, arranged around the platform is a particularly attractive menagerie of lithographed tinplate fairground mounts and passenger vehicles, including an elephant with rider, ostrich with rider, galloping horse and rider, and an elegant wheeled passenger gondola or chariot, the upper structure is supported upon slender painted metal columns and surmounted by a large stepped domed canopy with scalloped valances, beneath the pavilion are suspended miniature green bell-form ornaments, while the standards carry circular portrait medallions, considerably enriching the fairground appearance of the model, the carousel incorporates a spring-driven clockwork movement, wound externally at the side of the base, when released, the circular platform and its complement of mounts revolve around the central pavilion, approximately 340 mm diameter × 500 mm high.* Literature: The figures correspond closely with the documented Bing carousel accessory group catalogued as nos. 10/295 and 10/296, comprising riders upon elephant, ostrich and horse together with a couple seated in a wheeled gondola.
[ translate ]A rare and unusually large German painted and lithographed tinplate clockwork menagerie carousel, by Bing, Nuremberg, circa 1925–30, of substantial cylindrical form, the carousel raised upon a deep cream-painted tinplate base formed with two tiers of repeating geometric piercings, retaining traces of pale blue decoration and extensive original surface, above is a circular revolving platform centred, upon a tall architectural pavilion or drum, airbrushed in graduated pink, cream, orange and green and enclosed at its base by a pierced decorative gallery, arranged around the platform is a particularly attractive menagerie of lithographed tinplate fairground mounts and passenger vehicles, including an elephant with rider, ostrich with rider, galloping horse and rider, and an elegant wheeled passenger gondola or chariot, the upper structure is supported upon slender painted metal columns and surmounted by a large stepped domed canopy with scalloped valances, beneath the pavilion are suspended miniature green bell-form ornaments, while the standards carry circular portrait medallions, considerably enriching the fairground appearance of the model, the carousel incorporates a spring-driven clockwork movement, wound externally at the side of the base, when released, the circular platform and its complement of mounts revolve around the central pavilion, approximately 340 mm diameter × 500 mm high.* Literature: The figures correspond closely with the documented Bing carousel accessory group catalogued as nos. 10/295 and 10/296, comprising riders upon elephant, ostrich and horse together with a couple seated in a wheeled gondola.
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