We have always considered and collected these commercial masks and helmets as industries tribal art. Examples can be elegant in their simplicity or bazaar and complex. They are always unique, suprising and filled with personality.
1800s Mechanical Shooting Gallery Target
This is a very early hand painted target. It could be French but that's a guess. Inside the base wooden wheels that would ride on a rail and activate the horse legs. The patina is beautiful. It measures 6" x 10"... $600
