1015-10 - Illions - $7500
Inner row from The Palace Carousel, Asbury Park, NJ. After the original
Looff carousel suffered a fire in 1910, Mangels converted the carousel to
an all-jumper machine and added Illions horses to the platform. The
Palace was dismantled in 1989, and sold piecemeal through Guernsey's. This
horse was beautifully restored by R&F Designs (now The Carousel Works)
in the glittering Coney Island style typical of M.C. Illions, with gold
leaf mane, bright colors, and gold and silver leaving on the trappings.
The body is done in subtle dappling. 51 long x 43 high. |
