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1903 Grants Park Dentzel Pig – SOLD

$5,500.00

Circa 1903 Dentzel Pig – SOLD

From Grant Park, Atlanta. With classic acorn trappings. In old park paint. Great condition. Stand included. Once owned by Atlanta Mayor, William Hartsfield*.

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Circa 1903 Dentzel Carousel Pig

“A nice Dentzel pig from the Grant Park carousel. He has a nice smiling face, and typical oak leaves and acorn decoration. In good condition as the carousel was always operated inside of a building. This figure was formerly owned by the Mayor of Atlanta, William Hartsfield. The Grant Park, Atlanta, GA, Dentzel carousel was dispersed in 1979.
$8,000-$10,000”

– Marianne Stevens, The Wooden Horse
1980s Appraisal.

William B. Hartsfield (1890-1971)
Mayor of Atlanta, (1937-1941, 1942-1961)
New Georgia Encyclopedia on William Hartsfield
Wikipedia on William Hartsfield

 

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