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Description
20" (51 cm.) l. 11"h. The elaborately carved wooden royal carriage, an emulation of the Napoleonic parade carriage, is constructed with working doors, steps, upholstered interior, velvet-covered and fringed driver's seat, and decorative embellishments including winged eagles at each corner of the carriage. The coach has original blue enameled finish with gilt decorations, tassels, and red spoked wheels. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: during the late 1800s, the Fisher company was considered the apogee of carriage makers; in 1908 they opened Fisher Body in Detroit, and later created car body styles for various manufacturers. During the 1930s the Fisher Body Company ran competitions to publicize their designs; one of these competitions concerned building a model of a Napoleonic carriage which was the traditional logo of the company. Value Points: perfectly preserved and beautifully crafted coach.