\"RARE\" ANTIQUE GAVIOLI??? CAROUSEL BAND ORGAN FIGURES CIRCA 1900 ITALY??? For Sale

VERY RARELOT OF 2VICTORIAN LADY & GENTLEMANFAIRGROUND ARTCIRCA 1900\'SGAVIOLI???CAROUSEL BAND ORGAN FIGURESHAND CARVED WOODEN STATUESMADE IN ITALY???PLEASE READ IMPORTANT SHIPPING INFORMATION BELOW
In the 1880\'s, when impressively large band organs often up to 130 keys were commonplace at European and American fairs,
automated figures representing military servicemen were at their height of popularity.
Bandmasters tended to be dressed in an Army or Navy officers uniform, often complete with a plumed hat.
There were large four feet high trumpet players standing at the side, superbly carved and painted in matching uniforms.
They would turn their heads and raise their instruments to their mouths as the trumpet pipes of the organ came into play.
This is consistent with the times when you consider that mechanical organs were indeed intended to represent and, in many cases replace,
military bands.
These appropriately termed band organs were, from the 1890\'sonward,
increasingly being used by showmen to replace their costly live bands which, previously, had commonly supplied music on
the fairgrounds during the 19th century.
As the Edwardian period, (1901-1910), progressed,
French-made organs sold into the English market tended to be adorned with female figures carved in this style.
These were girls who literally paraded up and down on the stages of the hugely popular fairground variety or early cinema shows to attract the
public inside
the big tent behind. They were often dressed in the most revealing outfits, no skirts or dresses but tight pants to show their legs and very tight
fitting corsets to accentuate
their buxom hourglass figures! This was considered very risque for the time.

On the organs used at Continental European show grounds, however, it is interesting to note that few, if any, of the parader style of figure were
to be found.
In fact, on theorgans that were sold to the European manufacturers home markets (France, Germany, Holland and Belgium) the figures were
carved in the mid to late-18th
Centurystyles of dress. Tri-corn hats, britches and tailcoats were most popular on the band-master figures, even if they were female! This
wasthe 18th century court style.
The girls would often represent shepherdesses with very flowing dresses, just stopping below the knee with high-heeled shoes with buckles,
and complete with STATUE SIZE: 35\"HIGH X 15\"WIDE X 11\"DEEPSHE WEIGHS 19-POUNDSGENTLEMAN STATUE SIZE: 35\"HIGH X 17\"WIDE X 17\"WIDEHE WEIGHS 14-POUNDS
STATUES ARE IN GOOD CONDITION FOR THEIR AGELOOKS TO BE ALL ORIGINALNEEDS LIGHT CLEANINGBEAUTIFUL PATINATHERE ARE SOME CRACKS & SPLITS IN THE WOODCHIPS &SCRATCHESON SHIPPING INFORMATION!!!!!
DUE TO THE SIZE AND WEIGHT OF THE PACKAGETHEY WOULD HAVE TO BE SHIPPEDSEPARATELYTHE SHIPPING WEIGHT FOR THE GENTLEMAN IS 21-POUNDS & PACKAGE SIZE: 18\" X 18\" X 36\"THE SHIPPING WEIGHT OF THE LADY IS 26-POUNDS & PACKAGE SIZE: 16\" X 12\" X 36\"PLEASE EMAIL ME YOUR ZIP CODE FOR ACTUAL SHIPPING COSTTHE SHIPPING IN THE U.S. COULD BE UP TO $100.00 EACHTHE SHIPPING OUTSIDE THE U.S. COULD BE UP TO $175.00 EACHLOCAL PICK UP CAN BE WILL BE A HANDLING FEE OF $20.00 ADDED TO THE SHIPPING COST FOR THEMATERIALS TO FABRICATE A SHIPPING CRATE WRAPPED IN CARDBOARDTO PREVENT DAMAGE DURING SHIPPING

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On Apr-23-16 at 18:02:05 PDT, seller added the following information:

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