Vintage 1990 Oscar M. Cortes Wells Fargo & Co. Overland Stagecoach ModelLet me give you a little background on these handcrafted stagecoach models....Oscar M. Cortes Sr. started his handcrafted wooden model making in his home country of Chile back in 1949In 1976, his son, Oscar M. Cortes Jr. and his family moved to the United States where he continued crafting wooden models,the art that he had been taught by his fatherHe specialized in hand made miniature models of stagecoaches, wagons and scenes from the Old WestIn 1980\'s an individual wanted to give a special gift to a corporate executive at Wells Fargo....and he had Oscar build a Wells Fargo & Co. Overland Stagecoach modelWell....the rest is history....the executive was so impressed with the model that he wanted one made to be on display in every Wells Fargo Bank BranchToday....Oscar Cortes and his family business are the exclusive makers of \"museum exclusives\" for Wells Fargo...Wells Fargo is their primary customer andcomprises most of the companies hand crafted exclusives.Each model stagecoach consists of over 100 pieces, is hand crafted, and takes several days to completeThey are highly sought after by collectors worldwide
This is an original Oscar M. Cortes hand crafted Stagecoach model from 1990 made for Wells Fargo BankMounted on a wooden base....this measures approx 9.5\" x 4.5\" x 6.5\"\'Wooden base is signed by the maker....carved into the wood in the front left corner is....OSCAR M CORTES1990U.S.A.Wonderful attention to detail can be seen in every aspect of this handcrafted modelIn wonderful condition especially considering this is over 25 years oldThe 4 wagon wheels are \"tacked\" in place onto the wooden base with a small nail through be bottom of each wheelThe right front wagon wheel on this model has been repaired at some pointYou can see where it was repaired and minor touch up paint was done (see pics)It is really not that noticeable but I try to be as detailed in my description as possibleMinor signs of wear as I would expect from an item of this age....some very minor nicks, and scuffs...but no major damage to thisThis is an absolutely wonderfully detailed model!!!!The pictures do a much better job of describing this item than I ever could here.....please check them outIf you have any questions or need additional information, please contact me PRIOR to sale ending.
Pictures are of the ACTUAL ITEM that you are offerding onI took pictures from just about every angle to give you a good ideaof JUST HOW COOL and HOW COLLECTIBLE this item is!
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