A Charming Mid 19thC French Papier-Mâché & Leather Pull Along Horse

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A Charming Mid 19thC French Papier-Mâché & Leather Pull Along HorseOrigin: French Period: Early Mid Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1840 60 Length: 11 inches Height: 9. 5 inches (to ear) Width: 3 inches The decorative pull along papier mch horse caparisoned with leather saddle cloth, stirrups and reins, with rope twist tail, inset glass eyes, long leather ears and black painted hooves, the whole presented on the original iron wheels surviving from the first half of nineteenth century France. Condition

The mirror has not be restored

in excellent condition

Published by Wyman & Sons

The ballerina sits with her side to the viewer

Marble was a luxury stone and its reuse was ornamental not expedient and even in Italy it had to be obtained secondhand

the pineapple finial is a little loose and there is a repair to the base

Exposition d'oeuvres d'art du 15 au 26 Janvier 1899

in which two legs

biconical rim moulding with carved acanthus and scroll banding and integral candle sconce spike

This is an eye-catching egg stand with a strong continental feel that would certainly steal the show on any work surface

His work is represented in numerous public collections

the whole on gun barrel shaped supports and peripheral stretcher