Circus, Sideshow & Oddities
Sat, Apr 30, 2022 12:00PM EDT
Lot 480
Dentzel Carousel Rabbit. Philadelphia: G.A. Dentzel Company...
Estimate: $28,000 - $35,000
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| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
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| $50,000 | $5,000 |
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Dentzel Carousel Rabbit. Philadelphia: G.A. Dentzel Company, ca. 1900s. Carved wooden stander of a rabbit with white body and carved tan saddle and purple and green trappings with unusual pink bow. 54 x 63 x 18?. Restored by artist Nina Fraley. From Fairyland Carousel in Kansas City, MO. Gustav Dentzel emigrated to the United States from Germany in 1860. Having spent his youth carving carousels for his father, Dentzel began to do the same in the U.S. and found such great success that he opened the G.A. Dentzel Company in 1867. Upon his death in 1909 his son William took over, and the business continued to operate until 1928. Only a select number of menagerie figures were ever carved by the Dentzel Company, and only at special request; as a result very few are known to survive today. Third party transportation required, located in California.
