American Furniture, Folk & Decorative Arts

with a nice presentation; with overall green patination to surface commensurate with age, retaining some traces of gilding; slight, mild splitting to seam along upper back behind neck; the tail base possibly with some solder reinforcement, although subtle the black metal rod with later applied black paint having a rubbed finish; one side of body with a few square impressions possibly indicating a surface transfer from another substance, but not detracting from visual appeal of the piece

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