This is an interpretation in miniature of a bronze figurine sculpted in Paris by Isidore Bonheur, circa 1880.  Intrigued and inspired by the European tours of Buffalo Bill's wild west show, Bonheur cast the original in bronze approximately 19 1/2 inches in height.

The studio interpretation at 1 5/8 inches captures all of Bonheur's wide-eyed Parisian wonderment.

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Source:  Page 153, The Goebel Miniatures of Robert Olszewski:  An Authoritative Reference & Price Guide by Dick Hunt, published 1989