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Rare Set of 3 Midcentury Handmade Leather on Hand Carved Wood Dressage Horses
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Good Size, finer quality and highly decorative set of horse sculptures, in superb condition !
This very rare set of three thoroughbreds has both great aesthetic and decorative value. Finding one of these rare and better quality horses would have made our day, but having been given the opportunity to purchase all three from the children of the former owner again felt like a blessing. That former owner, by the way, also was the first owner and according to her children these horses were brought home after a holiday in England. From the superb quality and details one can immediately tell that these all handcrafted horse sculptures must have been bought in one of the UK's high end retail / specialty shops. And from the superb condition one can tell that these works of beauty (with a soul) have clearly been very well loved and taken great care of. Being a horse lover herself the former owner (who is no longer with us) too would have recognized and appreciated the quality of the workmanship and the great many hours that a very skilled artisan must have spent in creating these, what look like, typical dressage horses. We feel that the maker of these works of art has beautifully captured both the outer form and the inner form (which is the soul) of these majestic yet sensitive creatures. You can see that the artist who made them had a great understanding of what he or she was creating. Because of their Size and heads, two of these horses could have been twins. The third one (the one on the right in image number one) is just a bit taller and stronger built and the reason why finding three is so much better than one, is also because there are endless possibilities in terms of decorating a room or shop with three of these great horse sculptures.
Again great value for money. Also, because our price for this unique set of three includes perfect packing and also free delivery from our store to your door in just 3 to 6 days. No matter where you live on our beautiful planet.
Average length x height x depth per horse: 19.7 x 17.3 x 6 inches.
We have a passion for the unique, for quality, for artistic and beautiful and for craftsmanship of years gone by. Your purchases will be extremely well packaged and we look forward to serving you (again).
- Dimensions:Height: 17.3 in (43.95 cm)Width: 19.7 in (50.04 cm)Depth: 6 in (15.24 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 3
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- Date of Manufacture:1970s
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Apart from the missing stirrups on the horse in the middle of image number one, these midcentury made and great workmanship horses really could not be in better condition. Please also read our item description.
- Seller Location:Lisse, NL
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