Balance Toys

The Dragon and St. George

 
As the Dragon and St. George rock back and forth,
St. George keeps striking at the dragon with his sword.

Hand cut from heavy sheet metal, hand painted in richly crackled,
distressed paint.Using sharp chisels, craftsmen cut the steel plate
into shape and hammer the edges. Village painters hand paint faces
and important details. Apprentices do base paint and more mundane
details. The distressed finish is the result of an old and proven
system of combined layers of paint of slightly different composition.
The final step is a hand rub with dark colored beeswax giving it the
final finsh and feel. In the manner of their antique predecessors,
our balance toys are true originals.
All designs are copyrighted by AM.

The most famous legend of Saint George is of him slaying a dragon.
The slaying of the dragon by St George was first credited to him in
the twelfth century, long after his death. It is therefore likely that the
many stories connected with St George's name may be fictitious.
There are many versions of story of St George slaying the dragon,
but most agree on the following:
A town was terrorised by a dragon. A young princess was offered
to the dragon and when George heard about this he rode into the
village, slayed the dragon and rescued the princess.

13.78" L x 3.54" W x 18.5" H