Rocking cockerel of german manufacture circa 1890-1914. These basic toys, known as "Shoo-fly" horses in America were exported from Germany in large numbers. The painting is superb, and turns an otherwise basic toy into something a lot more eye catching.
This particular toy comes from the estate of the late Nellie Lenson-Smith, 1928-2017. The daughter of a Russian aristocrat, Nellie was born in Germany, lived in Austria and educated in Switzerland. She was liberated from a concentration camp in 1945 and went on to marry Ben Lenson DFC, a renowned pilot. After their divorce in 1976, she went on to become an antiques dealer in Portobello Road right up until her final years. You could say a life even more colourful than the cockerel!
Height 23.5"
Width 15"
Length Overall 38"
£170
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