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Antique French Carousel Pig
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Antique French Carousel Pig

1900 - 1920
Description

Rare antique French child’s carousel pig. 19th Century. Lovely historic repairs from the fairground. Freestanding.

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Width: 34 inches 86 cm)

Height: 24 inches (61 cm)

Depth: 9 inches (23 cm)

Physical Dimensions
Height
61cm (24.02")
Width
86cm (33.86")
Depth
23cm (9.06")
Declaration

Nikki Page Antiques has dated this Antique Carousel Pig Figure to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1189087
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Description
Rare antique French child’s carousel pig. 19th Century. Lovely historic repairs from the fairground. Freestanding.

You can use your cursor to scan over any picture on my website to magnify the area.

Width: 34 inches 86 cm)

Height: 24 inches (61 cm)

Depth: 9 inches (23 cm)

Height
61cm (24.02")
Width
86cm (33.86")
Depth
23cm (9.06")
Date of Manufacture

Nikki Page Antiques has dated this Antique Carousel Pig Figure to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1189087
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A carved wooden carousel pig figure featuring a decorative saddle, jewelled harness accents, a coiled metal tail, and a bell hanging from its mouth.
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Archive I A carved wooden carousel pig figure featuring a decorative saddle, jewelled harness accents, a coiled metal tail, and a bell hanging from its mouth.

Antique French Carousel Pig

Archive II A carved wooden carousel pig figure featuring a decorative saddle, jewelled harness accents, a coiled metal tail, and a bell hanging from its mouth. View II
Archive III A carved wooden carousel pig figure featuring a decorative saddle, jewelled harness accents, a coiled metal tail, and a bell hanging from its mouth. View III
Archive IV A carved wooden carousel pig figure featuring a decorative saddle, jewelled harness accents, a coiled metal tail, and a bell hanging from its mouth. View IV
Archive V A carved wooden carousel pig figure featuring a decorative saddle, jewelled harness accents, a coiled metal tail, and a bell hanging from its mouth. View V
Archive VI A carved wooden carousel pig figure featuring a decorative saddle, jewelled harness accents, a coiled metal tail, and a bell hanging from its mouth. View VI
Archive VII A carved wooden carousel pig figure featuring a decorative saddle, jewelled harness accents, a coiled metal tail, and a bell hanging from its mouth. View VII
Archive VIII A carved wooden carousel pig figure featuring a decorative saddle, jewelled harness accents, a coiled metal tail, and a bell hanging from its mouth. View VIII
Archive IX A carved wooden carousel pig figure featuring a decorative saddle, jewelled harness accents, a coiled metal tail, and a bell hanging from its mouth. View IX
Archive X A carved wooden carousel pig figure featuring a decorative saddle, jewelled harness accents, a coiled metal tail, and a bell hanging from its mouth. View X
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Nikki Page Antiques

Nikki Page Antiques
Telephone 01622 815648 or 07836 662642
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Tunbridge Wells
Kent
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/npage
Verified Since Jul 2015
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A carved wooden carousel pig figure featuring a decorative saddle, jewelled harness accents, a coiled metal tail, and a bell hanging from its mouth.
Antique French carousel pig
Ref: SA1189087
A carved wooden carousel pig figure featuring a decorative saddle, jewelled harness accents, a coiled metal tail, and a bell hanging from its mouth.
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  • ObjectSculptures
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleFrench Folk Art
  • MaterialWood, Metal, Glass, Leather
  • ColourNatural Wood
  • MotifsCarved saddle, Jewelled harness, Curled metal tail, Suspended mouth bell
  • SizeH 61 cm (24 in) x W 86 cm (34 in) x D 23 cm (9 in)

This freestanding 1900 French folk art carousel pig sculpture is constructed from carved wood, metal, glass, and leather with a natural wood colour finish. The carved wooden animal has a decorative saddle, jewelled harness accents, a curled metal tail, and a small metal bell suspended from its mouth by a leather strap. Historic metal repair plating is visible on the rear leg, alongside surface wear and natural timber grain variations across the body. The sculpture measures 61 cm high, 86 cm wide, and 23 cm deep, making it a distinctive decorative object for placement in an empty corner of a living room, hallway, or study today.

FAQs

Carousel pigs originated in nineteenth-century European fairgrounds, particularly in France and Germany, serving as alternative carved mounts to traditional horses on merry-go-rounds.

Fairground figures were traditionally hand-carved from solid timber blocks joined with wooden dowels, then finished with gesso, painted details, iron fittings, and glass cabochons.

Authentic examples typically display hollowed internal construction to reduce weight, evidence of mounting rod apertures, hand-carved jointing lines, and multi-layered paint or surface wear.

These sculptural objects are frequently displayed as standalone folk art accents mounted on custom metal bases, placed in alcoves, or positioned on low console tables.

Keep carved wooden sculptures in stable indoor environments away from direct heating appliances and high humidity, dusting lightly with a dry brush to preserve remaining surface finishes.
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