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Unique Historical Horse Bit from the 16th-17th Century
Located in Nový Bor, CZ
Unique historical horse bit probably from the 16th or 17th century. It is very well preserved for
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16th Century Renaissance Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Metal
19th Century Walla Walla Prison Horse Bit Collection
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Collection of seven Walla Walla prison made bits. All silver overlaid but unique from each other
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Late 19th Century American Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Hide, Leather
Antique Scandinavian Wooden Rocking Horse
Located in High Point, NC
rocking base. The iron ring of the horse bit brings a realistic detail to the presence of this whimsical
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Early 1900s Scandinavian Rustic Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Wood
Antique Childs carousel horse, 19th Century fairground
Located in Maidstone, GB
paint, glass eyes, (one eye has a small chip) original horse bit, finely carved head, new custom made
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19th Century French Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Wood
Antique Gold and Enamel Jockey Hat Cufflinks from Historic Chicago Racing Park
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1910 14k Yellow Gold Cufflinks in the Form of a Jockey Hat and Horse Bit, the hat measures 3
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1910s American Edwardian Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Rare Pair of Antique 19th Century Vienna Bronze Candlesticks Horses Att Bergmann
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Lisse, NL
with the horse bits and the special design hey-holders higher up in these candlesticks is among the
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19th Century Austrian Arts and Crafts Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Brass, Bronze
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10 Pc Antique Horse Yoke Collar Hames Snaffle Bit Girth Tack Equestrian
Located in Dayton, OH
Lot of antique (plus one vintage/modern) pieces of horse tack including: One antique leather plow
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Early 20th Century Rustic Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Iron
Antique Western Equestrian Horse Yoke Collar Hames Snaffle Bit Tack Plow Halter
Located in Dayton, OH
Lot of seven pieces of early 20th century horse tack including two plow collar / yokes - one all
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Early 20th Century Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Iron
H 5.5 in W 23 in D 28 in
Antique Horse Sculpture Framed Copper Horse Head in Relief
Located in Nova Scotia, NS
This would be the perfect Valentine's Day gift for the equestrian or horse lover.
This antique
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Early 20th Century Unknown American Craftsman Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Metal, Sheet Metal, Copper
Child’s Wood Carousel Horse with Polychrome, Mohair, and Horse Hair, c. 1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
-colored vinyl fabric. 7.75-inch-long tail is real black horse hair, albeit a bit more sparse than it once
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1920s American American Craftsman Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Brass, Metal
H 25.5 in W 38.5 in D 8.25 in
Majestic Hand Embellished Metal Horse Sculpture
Located in Palm Desert, CA
patterns. As I have researched this I have learned quite a bit regarding the making of this horse. I am
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Early 20th Century Persian Islamic Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Tin, Gold Leaf
1900s, French Wooden Horse with Saddle
Located in High Point, NC
This antique wooden horse was crafted in France, circa 1900. Beautifully distressed, this svelte
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Early 1900s French Rustic Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Wood
Hagenauer Brass Bowl with Horse Ornaments
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Vienna, AT
stylized horse ornaments that are dynamically roaming and standing up. It was made around 1925/1930 and the
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Brass
19th Century American Carved Wood Horse Head
Located in Stamford, CT
Hand carved wood head of a horse, stained black, shown wearing a bridal and bit, with mouth open as
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Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Wood
19th Century Carved and Painted Wooden Horse
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
in wood, the paint is original, it is quite bright if a bit shabby
The horse is in sound and though
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Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Wood
Victorian Taxidermy Toy Horse, Late 19th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Victorian taxidermy toy horse, late 19th century.
Unusual and rare, a bit bizarre, this model of
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Animal Skin
Rocking Horse and Pull Toy, Antique, German, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
leather while the bit and stirrups are metal. The horse has inset glass eyes and rests wooden blades. If
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Early 20th Century German Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Hide, Wood
Mare - hunting horse by Josuë Dupon 1864-1935
Located in Gent, VOV
him during several of his early visits. As such Dupon became a friend and a bit of a father figure to
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19th Century Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Bronze
Antique Print of Horse Riding: Piaffe Lesson Between Pillars
Located in Langweer, NL
foot falls. As in all dressage, the horse should perform in a calm manner and remain on the bit with a
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Mid-18th Century Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Paper
Minton Porcelain Dessert Service, Turquoise, Equestrian Horses, Victorian, 1871
By Minton
Located in London, GB
border, and each item is painted with a unique equestrian horse scene.
Minton was one of the pioneers
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1870s English Victorian Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Child's Platform Rocking Horse "Glider". American. Circa 1875
Located in Incline Village, NV
Of American manufacture, circa 1875, this authentic children's platform rocking horse "glider" is
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1870s American Folk Art Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Wood, Leather
H 27 in W 14.25 in D 35 in
French Barbizon Pastoral Landscape Painting of Horses by Jules Dupré
By Jules Dupré
Located in Shippensburg, PA
JULES DUPRÉ
French, 1811-1889
A Pastoral Landscape of Horses Drinking
Oil on canvas Signed lower
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19th Century French Barbizon School Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Worcester Porcelain Deep Plate, Aesop Fable Horse and Donkey, ca 1780
By 1st Period Worcester Dr. Wall
Located in London, GB
a very charming image of the Aesop fable of the horse and the donkey in the centre. The image is
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1780s English George III Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century sporting oil painting of a horse and dogs hunting
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
around quite a bit. He lived in Sunderland and later Maidstone where he met and married Lavinia Cockburne
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19th Century Victorian Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 25.5 in W 21.5 in D 2.5 in
19th c Old Paris Hand Painted Porcelain Planter with Portraits of Horses
By Manufacture Le Vieux Paris
Located in Great Barrington, MA
features two hand painted "portraits" of horses heads alternating with 2 sides of hand painted star-like
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1880s French Aesthetic Movement Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Porcelain
H 8.5 in W 7.25 in D 7.25 in
19th Century Life Sized Horse Trade Sign from a Tack Shop in Pennsylvania
Located in Charleston, SC
19th century life sized horse trade sign from a tack shop in Pottsville, PA. Horse is made of cast
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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Iron
H 86.5 in W 97 in D 19.5 in
Antique Hide Covered Carved Wood Hobby Horse from The Schwarz Toy Bazaar
Located in Hudson, NY
leather while the bit and stirrups are metal. The horse has inset glass eyes and rests on a metal leaver
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Late 19th Century Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Hide, Wool
Gunners, WW1 Military Print by Snaffles
By Charles "Snaffles" Johnson Payne
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
with the title 'Gunners'. The picture shows a team of six horses and three drivers, two smoking and one
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Early 20th Century British Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Paper
WW1 Military Print Bon Voyage, by Snaffles
By Charles "Snaffles" Johnson Payne
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
remarque depicting a team of six horses pulling a gun. This Charles "Snaffles" Johnson Payne (1884 1967
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Early 20th Century English Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Paper
Antique Oil Painting - Pack of Hunting Dogs - Signed Marie Didière Calvès
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Marie-Didière Calves.
The style is somewhat impressionistic. Seen up close, a bit vague, but seen from
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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Gold Leaf
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H 16.54 in W 20.08 in D 1.58 in
Antique Oil on Canvas, Loading the Wagon at the Stables in Winter, Circa 1890
Located in Dallas, TX
into a wagon being pulled by a team of four horses (three black and one brown). Both workers are clad
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1890s European Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
H 18.5 in W 27.25 in D 1.75 in
18th C. Brazilian Peroba Wood Table with Drawers, Exquisitely Rustic
Located in Atlanta, GA
, and is raised upon a pair of saw-horse style wooden legs with plain wood rail stretches between them
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18th Century Brazilian Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Wood
Scandinavian 18th Century Wooden Box, Dated 1752
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
probably used on a horse sleigh or on a horse carriage. It was most certainly keeping important and
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1750s Norwegian Baroque Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Iron
MARCUS & CO. Art Deco 14k Essex Crystal Bracelet
By Marcus & Co.
Located in Narberth, PA
three Essex crystal cabochons, featuring the head of a fox, a hunting dog, and a man on a jumping horse
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1920s American Art Deco Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Crystal, 14k Gold
Antique French Dangle Earrings natural 2ctw Diamonds solid 14K Rose Gold /3.2 gr
Located in SE
A pair of French dangles in 14K Rose Gold with folding hooks and a bit off round rose cut Diamonds
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Late 19th Century French Arts and Crafts Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
Worcester Porcelain Deep Plate, Aesop Fable Three Foxes, ca 1780
By 1st Period Worcester Dr. Wall
Located in London, GB
more plate of this service, with a fable of the horse and the donkey - please see separate listing.
It
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1780s English George III Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Porcelain
Dutch genre painting 18th JANSON Oil on canvas Village fair peasants Kermesse
Located in PARIS, FR
. Good condition (a bit of thinness, a repair and some repainting, but well restored)
As for the
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Mid-18th Century Dutch School Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Oil
H 18.51 in W 22.45 in
1915 Austrain Empire Earrings 2 Ducats Coins 23K/ 14K Gold / 7.8gr
Located in SE
standard hallmarks, enclosed head of a horse with digit 14 and maker's initials P:V. Apparently these hooks
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1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Horse Bits
Materials
14k Gold, 24k Gold
Meteorite Twannberg 128 gramms Swiss Hexahedrite Iron Shaped by Nature TW 1253
Located in Meinisberg, CH
and dig up a considerable number of discarded and lost metal objects, such as horse and cow shoes
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15th Century and Earlier Abstract Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Iron
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H 0.99 in W 2.76 in D 2.17 in
Antique Print of Pike Hunting, 1768
Located in Langweer, NL
transport basket. The men carrying it then return (with some help and torches) only to find a fox bit by the
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18th Century Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Paper
English Antique Landscape Painting of Wooded Glade attr. William Shayer, Sr.
By WILLIAM SHAYER SENIOR (1787-1879)
Located in Shippensburg, PA
. One man tends to the carefully articulated horses while the eldest member of the group sits on a log
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19th Century English Romantic Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Canvas, Paint
H 23.75 in W 28 in D 1 in
Early 19th Century Flemish Renaissance Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
who wanted a bit of whimsy in its character! Abundant symbolism abounds in the carved embellishment of
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Early 19th Century Dutch Renaissance Revival Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Oak
Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
and carousel horses and riders that he did in the 30s and 40s. The artist uses a vibrant color palette
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Early 20th Century Modern Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Oil, Board
Antique Animal Painting "3 Rabbits in a Meadow" Dated 1920
Located in SANTA FE, NM
background with bits of white and gray seem more like a sea of grass with hints of flowers where the rabbits
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1820s Impressionist Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Monumental French Color Print by Henri Riviere Late 19th or Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
- 1951). The print shows a man and his horse in the French countryside, haystacks visible. The style is
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Early 20th Century French Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Plexiglass, Wood, Paper
H 29.75 in W 41 in D 0.75 in
Four Restored Antique Victorian Heavily Carved Ebonised Gold Gilt Dining Chairs
Located in GB
are a bit of mystery, they were sold to me as being made by a very important cabinet maker but the
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1840s English Early Victorian Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Wood
H 40.56 in W 19.49 in D 21.86 in
Mid 19th Century Oil Painting Dogs by Joseph Stevens
By Joseph Stevens
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
. Signed top left. The signature is a bit faded, it's a monogram J.S. by Joseph Stevens. He often signed
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1850s Belgian Beaux Arts Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Gesso, Oak, Pine, Paint
Clown, Early 20th Century Playful Oil Painting on Board
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
and carousel horses and riders that he did in the 30s and 40s. The artist uses a vibrant color palette
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Early 20th Century Modern Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Oil, Board
Edward Challinor Pearlware Plate, Blue and White "Death of a Bear", circa 1850
By Spode
Located in London, GB
dogs, men on horses and men on a huge elephant. The rim of the plate is adorned with pictures of tigers
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1850s English Regency Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Pearlware
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H 0.5 in Dm 10 in
Edmé Samson Armorial Sauce Tureen, Chinese Export "Sic Donec", 1845-1891
By Edmé Samson
Located in London, GB
decoration consists of an impressive crest of a horse and griffin rampant, both beautifully painted with
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Late 19th Century French Chinese Export Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Reverse Carved Rock Crystal Equestrian Motif Multi Charm Bracelet
Located in Narberth, PA
profile of a horse head featuring rich brown hair with a bridle and bit. The beautiful "ribbons" below are
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1920s Unknown Art Deco Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Diamond, Rock Crystal, Ruby, Sapphire, Platinum
River Landscape
By John Dolph
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
tutored him in his specialty of animal painting, particularly horses.
After returning to New York City
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19th Century Hudson River School Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Carousel Horse
By A. Saget
Located in Summerland, CA
Unusual Carousel Horse
Minimalist hand carved horse used
for traveling carousel. Signed "A
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19th Century American Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Iron
Pair of Impressive Large Authentic Han Dynasty Terracotta Horses
Located in Oisterwijk, NL
horse is extremely good preserved, the other one is a bit reddish due years of burial. Images and
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antique Horse Bits
CHINESE PAINTED GRAY POTTERY MODEL OF A LARGE HORSE
Located in San Francisco, CA
A TRANSCENDANT CHINESE PAINTED GRAY POTTERY MODEL OF A LARGE HORSE IN TWO SECTIONSOf bold
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18th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Horse Bits
Antique German Grain Sack Pillow with Calligraphy and Rare Horse Graphics
Located in Glen Ellyn, IL
Antique German handwoven hemp and linen grain sack with calligraphy and rare horse graphics. The
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1890s German Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Hemp
Antique Victorian Diamond Race Horse Brooch with Jockey 1.35 Carat Diamonds
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
adorned with Diamonds picturing a jockey on a speeding race horse.
Fabulous Enamel detail is displayed on
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Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Pair of Antique Equestrian Andirons, circa 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
An incredibly rare pair of solid brass and cast iron antique equestrian themed andirons. The bits
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19th Century English Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Iron, Brass
Antique Victorian Pearls Medusa Cameo Necklace Chocker
Located in London, GB
face is a perfect oval, her mouth a bit open just to give the impression of life. The snakes in her
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19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Pearl, 15k Gold
Antique hunting scene print with fox and a pike by Ridinger - Engraving - 18th c
By Martin Elias Ridinger
Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant
transport basket. The men carrying it then return (with some help and torches) only to find a fox bit by the
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1760s Old Masters Antique Horse Bits
Materials
Engraving
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Antique Horse Bits For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of antique horse bits for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique horse bits — often made from wood, paper and animal skin — can elevate any home. Antique horse bits have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique horse bits made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with folk art — are very popular at 1stDibs. Jules Dupre, Edmé Samson and Joseph Stevens each produced beautiful antique horse bits that are worth considering.
How Much are Antique Horse Bits?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $2,389, while they’re typically $416 on the low end and $49,000 highest priced.
Questions About Antique Horse Bits
- 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023To tell if a rocking horse is antique, first look for a label or mark that indicates the manufacturer’s name. Some makers of antique rocking horses include F.H. Ayers, Collinsons & Sons, G & J Lines, Crossley Brothers and Stevenson Brothers. If you're unable to find a maker's mark, you may wish to enlist the help of a certified appraiser or antiques dealer who is knowledgeable about rocking horses. Shop a variety of rocking horses on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022To tell if a carousel horse is an antique, consider the construction. True antiques are normally hollow wood and have one-piece designs. Solid wood horses and those that have detachable ears and tails are likely to be reproductions. You'll find a variety of expertly vetted antique carousel horses 1stDibs.
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