ANTIQUE GAMBLING AFRICAN AMERICAN BOXER FOLK ART JOE LOUIS BUSSOZ PARIS ROULETTE

Description

A rare painted metal roulette stopper of Joe Louis measuring approximately 8 inches long as a complete piece.
A friendly ebayer from the Netherlands informed me this a part of a wall mounted gambling machine
made by Bussoz in Paris, France.
It is a roulette type of gambling machine and this boxer (Joe Louis) stopped the roulette wheel, hence the rubber wheel at the top.
Paris France region origin.  Thanks for looking.