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Creator: Nils Olsson
Nils Olsson Swedish Mid-Century Graduated Set Hand Painted Wooden Horses
By Nils Olsson
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish and typically Scandinavian Swedish mid-century hand painted graduated set of carved wooden horse figures by Nils Olsson and dating from around 1950. The figures are each similarly carved standing from a very miniature example to a very large horse. They are simply carved with shaped heads and raised ears and each is hand painted with a patterned saddle and harness and simple facial styling, The saddle is painted with a stylized floral design in tones of blue, black, orange and yellow against an off-white ground with with green/blue edging with the straps similarly decorated and painted against a bright orange ground. The miniature variant has a slightly different coloring and patterning due to the limitations of its size but is an original part of the set. The second largest horse is painted with initials G.E.B. and the three mid-sized horses all retain their original makers paper labels for Nils Olsson. The miniature horse measures...
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1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Nils Olsson Animal Sculptures

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Wood

Nils Olsson Swedish Mid-Century Graduated Set Hand Painted Wooden Horses
Nils Olsson Swedish Mid-Century Graduated Set Hand Painted Wooden Horses

Nils Olsson Swedish Mid-Century Graduated Set Hand Painted Wooden Horses

$482 / set
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Nils Olsson animal sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.

Nils Olsson animal sculptures are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. Many of the original animal sculptures by Nils Olsson were created in the folk art style in sweden during the mid-20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider animal sculptures by Orrefors, Laurids Lonborg, and Arne Tjomsland. Prices for Nils Olsson animal sculptures can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $415 and can go as high as $446, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $434.

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