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Fri, Jul 9, 2021 09:00AM EDT
Lot 116

Vintage Carved and Painted Child's Rocking Horse

Estimate: $200 - $400

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

early 20th century, label for "Whitney Reed Chair Co., Massachusetts", jumping horse figure with horsehair mane, leather bridle and saddle, voided velvet upholstery, on a red painted and stenciled frame, 30 x 36 x 14-1/2 in.

Provenance: Remember When Shop, New Oxford, Pennsylvania (accompanied by copy of 1996 receipt for $1,150); Private Collection, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Condition

good functional condition, horse with scattered wear and losses to paint including at nostrils, puncture to seat, leather somewhat dry with cracking, especially at ears, bumps and wear to painted frame with some paint losses at feet