WE SHIP **** The AEAA is exceptionally pleased to present this lot that represents LENOX MAGICAL CAROUSEL HORSE SCULPTURES , 1989,1990,1991 - first of the Lenox Carousel sculptures collection - all of ours are shown on the National Subscription card - 1989 Palomino, 1990 Arabian, 1991 Lippizan ***** Total Weight :4# 8 oz. *** Measurements: average 7 x 9" tall ***** ********************************************************************************** The Painted Ponies. The Merry-Go-Round. The Roundabout. All names for the carousel, that magic machine full of brightly colored wooden animals, mirrors, lights, and carnival music usually provided by a Wurlitzer band organ. The word carousel comes from the Italian word carosello (meaning "little war"). Carosello was a 12th-century game played by the Arabs and Turks, on horseback, using scented balls tossed from one to another. Anyone missing a catch was readily identified by the perfume they were doused with when the scented ball broke on impact. Carosello was adopted by the French into an exhibition (now called carousel) of many types of horsemanship pageantry and competition, including spearing a ring suspended from a post or tree, while riding at full speed. A practice machine was created to help young knights prepare for this competition - a series of legless wooden horses attached to a rotating platform (driven by human-power or horse-power). When this practice machine proved to be as popular with women and children as it was with the young knights, the carousel was born. The carousel gained even more popularity when steam power was harnessed to drive the platform around and around. Now the carousel wasn't limited to just the size and weight that could be managed by horse, mule, or man.

XW - excellent condition with spectacular definition and colors