AMERICAN CAST-IRON AND POLYCHROME PAINT-DECORATED HORSE HEAD HITCHING POST FINIAL, CIRCA 1870

AMERICAN CAST-IRON AND POLYCHROME PAINT-DECORATED HORSE HEAD HITCHING POST FINIAL, CIRCA 1870

retains an early painted surface.
Height 18 ⅞ in., Diameter of base 9 ⅝ in.

Condition Report:
In overall fine condition retaining an attractive, in-use surface. There is some loss and rubbing to the painted surface. There are traces of light residue to the surface.

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Provenance:
Owatonna, Minnesota;

Stephen Score, Boston, Massachusetts.