Vintage Folk Art Polychromed Carved Wood Wirligig Revolutionary War Soldier

  
VINTAGE FOLK ART POLYCHROMED CARVED WOOD WHIRLIGIG. This exceptional hand carved and painted wood folk art whirligig, depicting a. Revolutionary War soldier wearing a Napoleonic style bicorn hat, measures 13 1/2 inches high from the stand base to the tip of the hat. Base measures 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches. The whirligig weighs 7.3 ounces.

The artist and date created is unknown. There is some very slight age wear to the paint, otherwise the whirligig is in very fine vintage condition, no chips or cracks to the wood or evidence of any damage or repairs.