AMERICAN CARVED AND PAINTED WOOD AND METAL DANCING JOCKEY, CIRCA 1900

AMERICAN CARVED AND PAINTED WOOD AND METAL DANCING JOCKEY, CIRCA 1900

with fully articulated arms and legs.
Height including stand 12 ¼ in.

Condition Report:
In overall very fine condition with a negligible amount of inpainting and repairs detected. On a modern stand. The proper left foot with repaired break that appears to be its original piece. Back of proper right hand with small chip and hole indicating that the figure is lacking a small prop such as a whip. Very small amount of paint loss and light inpainting on the front of the helmet.

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Provenance:
Kate and Joel Kopp, American Hurrah, New York.