{"product_id":"american-carved-polychrome-wood-carousel-horse-roy-county-fair-style-circa-1890-1915-mounted-on-display-stand","title":"American Carved \u0026 Polychrome Wood Carousel Horse-“Roy” County Fair Style Circa 1890-1915 mounted on display stand.","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoPlainText\"\u003eAntique American folk art carved wood carousel horse dating to late 19th, early 20th century (circa 1890-1915). This particular horse is a jumper who is poised to gallup with all four legs extended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoPlainText\"\u003eThe name Roy, is painted in a cartouche on the neck of one side.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoPlainText\"\u003eThe style carving and polychrome decoration are consistent with American country fair-style carousel work, with characteristics pointing toward makers in the Trafton of C.W. Parker of Kansas or the Herschel- Spillman Co. of upstate New York. The horse is presented on a later black stand with brass pole and finial.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoPlainText\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoPlainText\"\u003eHand-carved from laminated hardwood in the tradition of the great American carousel workshops, the horse is richly decorated in original polychrome paint that has developed a beautiful aged patina over more than a century of life. The body is rendered in warm ochre and amber, with boldly articulated carved ornament across the blanket and haunches — scrolling acanthus leaves, striated wave patterns, and floral medallions — all picked out in red, navy blue, and gilt. The carved mane flows dramatically back along the neck in crisp, undulating waves, rendered in cream and grey. A carved and painted saddle in deep red sits on the back, and the hooves are finished in black.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoPlainText\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoPlainText\"\u003eGenuine wear and old paint loss — particularly across the barrel and haunches where riders’ legs would have rested — speak authentically to a working life on a traveling carousel. This is not a reproduction: every crack, every layer of accumulated paint, every nick and abrasion is a record of decades of use and joy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoPlainText\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoPlainText\"\u003e6ft long by 4ft tall\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoPlainText\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoPlainText\"\u003e$9500.00\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Avery \u0026 Dash Collections","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43549675061366,"sku":null,"price":9500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1678\/5615\/files\/GARO_Horse_2026-06-18_143350.jpg?v=1781807679","url":"https:\/\/www.averydash.com\/products\/american-carved-polychrome-wood-carousel-horse-roy-county-fair-style-circa-1890-1915-mounted-on-display-stand","provider":"Avery \u0026 Dash Collections","version":"1.0","type":"link"}