L’Autopede Carousel Boat

L’Autopede Carousel Boat

Carousel boat by Atelier L’ Autopède Belgium. This hand-made metal carnival boat is the first model of the first serie boats made by L’ Autopède in 1948: it has a beautiful metal mast -where the name of the boat is given in – an ornament on the prow of the boat, not yet a window or wheel covers as these details came only later at the next models. From this type of model were only made like 5 pieces, so a very rare model and piece ! None of these 5 were the same and have different details, as Karel was still experimenting with making the carousel boats.
As this child’s boat dates from 1948, you can imagine it did have repainting during the years.
This older paint restoration is still in beautiful condition, but does have some traces and losses in the meantime and some old quickly retouches by the carousel owner. He had no time to loose, to use the boat again to please the children and to gain his money. A L’Autopède collectable object !

Specifications L'Autopede Boat

Dimensions: L 170 x D 74 x H 151,5 cm
Origin: Belgium
Period: 1948
Materials: Metal - Wood
Condition: Photos are part of the description