c1880 Heubach Statue?...or...c1880 Monkey Jockeys Print

[CarltonHendricks]

Well I guess I crossed another line....now it's coursing or dog racing or something....I'm not sure what the sport is...But heck of a pick up I thought on this print...Got it week ago Sunday at the Hillsborough Antiques Show...That show isn't what it used to be 25 years ago by any means so I didn't break my neck getting there like in the old days...I used to always go on the first day...used to be a four day show...Thursday thru Sunday....now Friday thru Sunday...and the last shows were so weak I decided to just go the last day, Sunday. I was going to be in the bay area for the Alameda show Sunday anyway...Zeroed out at Alameda....went to church...then headed over the San Mateo bridge to the Hillsborough show...$10.00 bucks parking, $10.00 bucks to get it...







Swept the whole show and found two items that had my attention...a c1890 12" Heubach bisque figure of a baseball player for $375.00...and this caricature print of monkey jockeys on greyhounds for $450.00...I really didn't want to spend the money but $375.00 seemed pretty fair for the Heubach and you don't see them in person often...usually in auctions...it originally came as a pair with a matching batter...made in Germany...



The dealer selling the Monkey Jockey print deals in nothing but prints...and his booth is full of framed ones...the whole booth is very impressive, pretty much everything is mostly pre WWI...The minute I saw it I was taken back...I think if I saw this at a tony book show I'd expect it to be priced around $800.00 - $1,200.00...I asked where it came from...dealer said he found it in a terrible junkie frame falling apart...I think he said the frame was yellow...



I sat down on a bench and pondered which if either to buy...I liked the print a lot more and I figured I'd see more Heubachs but the print is much more rare...I've never seen another and can't find one on the internet...Though did find a couple of similar ones..anyway...show was about to close and made an offer on the print and they took it...One of those kinds of purchases when the dust settles you're really glad you pulled the trigger!!!...Today I think I found someone in England who I think may know something about it...All takes time which I need more of!!!