American & Southern Auction | October 16, 2024
Wed, Oct 16, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Lot 621
Rare Virginia Attributed Paint Decorated and Leather Inset Carousel Horse
Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
attributed to James Sheetz, (1851-1923), Woodstock area, Virginia, rearing horse with old dry polychrome paint surface, leather seat, inset glass eyes and horse hair tail, now mounted on a modern black finished metal stand, 58 x 45 x 30 in. including stand
Note: Sheetz, son of a Civil War veteran, is thought to have created a full-size working carousel with 10 carved horses. It is thought that Sheetz and his carousel traveled throughout the Shenandoah Valley. Two of Sheetz's horses are now in the collections of the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley. For more on Sheetz, see Maine Antiques Digest, March 27th, 2018.
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good as found condition with expected separations at laminations, some losses at horse's mouth, some elements of original mane remain, old leather seat with tears and distress (leather seat probably a replacement), scattered areas of paint retouch
