Hollow body copper pacing horse vane having a cast iron head with zinc and copper rider atop. Probably beginning service with a gilded surface, later with an old polychrome overpaint with verdigris peeking through the areas of working period paint loss. 

 Condition:  A few unobtrusive shallow dents and a puncture through the animal’s left front hoof likely due to a 22-caliber bullet wound, otherwise fine with no evidence of repair or any missing element and displaying an exceptional color dynamic.