Carved and Painted Wood and Tin Sailor Whirligig

Description:

Carved and Painted Wood and Tin Sailor Whirligig, Massachusetts, c. 1865, carved wooden standing figure with rotating arms with tin paddles, the hat, shirt, and trousers painted dark blue with white details, red painted face and stand, ht. 19 in.

Literature: This whirligig is illustrated in American Country: FOLK ART. Created by Rebus, Inc., published by Time-Life Books, 1990, p. 148, and American Folk Sculpture by Robert Bishop, E.P. Dutton & Co., New York, 1974, on p. 374.
Estimate $800-1,200

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