Carved and Painted Wooden Gentleman Whirligig

Description:

Carved and Painted Wooden Gentleman Whirligig, America, late 19th/early 20th century, flattened full-body figure with worn black painted facial features, wearing a black jacket and cream colored pants, and a gray painted hat, with carved wooden rotating paddle arms, mounted on a black circular wood base, (scattered paint losses),ht. 24.

Provenance: Ex collection of George Schoellkopf, New York City.
Estimate $600-800

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