Pair of Antique Chinese Cast Iron T’ang Horse Sculptures

Gorgeous bronze verdigris Chinese T’ang horse sculpture on wood base, circa 1970s. Modeled after an actual horse discovered during the "Tang Dynasty" period, 618-906 A.D., the sculpt...

Brutalist iron horse with torched designs. Jack Hanson, Hanson House, Long Beach California.

Pair of whimsical cast iron "When Pigs Fly" paperweights / sculptures, circa 1980s. The pair is quite cute, in good vintage condition and measures 4"W x 2.5"D x 2.75"H. #3428

Nice pair of cast iron musicians, men, and woman the pair had a label that read made in Italy but it got lost.

This is a mid century vintage cast iron sculpture of a mythical horse with wings and a figure. The sculpture has a dark bronze patina finish to the surface. The stylized horse has wi...

Beautifully styled horse heads with bit rings still present, hitch post but could be wall mounted. One ear tip missing.

Large antique French cast iron horse head. Originally it was mounted on a gate pillar at the stables of a chateau in the South of France so the head has endured many years outdoors a...

Stunning and unique pair of matching horse sculptures. With a combined experience of almost 30 years in the antiques trade, we were thrilled to once again find beautifully hand-crafted and decorative antiques that we had never seen before. From the density and the weight we can see and feel that these highly decorative horse sculptures are made of a tropical hardwood. Like, for example, with antique mirror frames or church sculptures these horses too were first covered with a mixture of chalk and glue so that the paint would hold longer. And, as so often is the case with antiques, the colors that were used for painting these horses are so much more beautiful than anything you find in this day and age that they truly are an absolute joy to look at. From the colors, the wear, the materials and the techniques that were used to create these horses we can see that these are 19th century antiques. However and unfortunately we lack the knowledge to be able to tell you from which country these highly decorative and sizeable works of art originate. We just can't find matching style horse sculptures anywhere on the worldwide web. They could be Chinese or Nepalese, but they could also be Persian or Arabian. We just have not been able to find out. What we do know is that they are definitely antique, they are in beautiful condition (with some wear, consistent with their age), they are highly decorative, probably unique and they have a look and feel that will instantly change the atmosphere of the room they are in. Mind you, our sharp price for this wonderful pair of horse sculptures...