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This is a copy of a Dentzel stander, side figure of the angel was carved by Cerniglario. The Chariot is also a Dentzel.
The chariot base was offered with many of the medium Willitts horses, not just this one. I've seen it with the "King" horse
and with the Carmel Jumper, and I'm sure it was probably offered with more than just those as well.
This piece came
with the 'regular' base configurations as well, most commonly with an oak music-box base or oval brass base though other combinations
(such as a rocking-horse base) were produced in smaller quantities than the oak and brass bases. The piece is about
7-8" to the top of the pole. There is usually no coin set into the bases of these. The music box (if it has one) almost always
plays "The Carousel Waltz".
The average price of this piece when new was $40-$65 on a regular base, more for the chariot
backpiece base.
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