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Ca 1910 Anderson from Clacton Pier

$9,500.00

Ca. 1910 Anderson Galloper 

Outside Row jumper, “Patrick”. From Goss’s Galloper on Clacton Pier, in England, featured in Fairground Art. Mythical serpent and eagle battle trappings. In old park paint.

Description

Fairground-Art-page-40-Clacton-Pier-GalllopersFairground-Art-coverFigure carved by Anderson for the Savage Gallopers that last operated on Clacton Pier, Clacton-on-Sea, England.

The figures and ride were prominently featured in the book Fairground Art

“Arthur Anderson’s horses are remarkable for their individual character and frequently violent imagery which sometimes assumes a nightmarish quality, such as the horse[s] on Mike Goss’s Gallopers on Clacton Pier. … “The eagle was a favorite motif and the eternal battle between the eagle and the serpent was probably this carver’s favorite theme with victory alternating between the two protagonists, as the [shown horses] from Mike Goss’s Gallopers demonstrate.”
– Fairground Art, Geoff Weedon and Richard Ward. Pgs. 39-40.

Additional information

Dimensions 60 × 12 × 48 in
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