ANTIQUE PULL TOY HORSE GERMANY MOHAIR/ PAPER MACHE ON PLATFORM " NEIGHS " 9 " T 12 " L
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:8485 |
RARE MUSEUM QUALITY - VICTORIAN ERA - VERY FINE CONDITION - 9 1/2" TALL AND 10 1/2" LONG HORSE WITH ALL HARNESS PRESENT ( IT HAS SEPARATED AT A POINT BETWEEN THE EARS ). SADDLE BLANKET HAS MAJOR STAINING BUT IS IN SOLID CONDITION. TAIL AND EARS ARE VERY GOOD, THE BOARD IS SOLID AND SIGNED GERMANY ON THE BOTTOM.THE PULL RING ON THE UNDERBELLY STILL FUNCTIONS WELL SO THE HORSE STILL "NEIGHS". SOME EXPERTS CALL IT A SQUEEKER. THE COLORING IS TAN WITH GREY HIGHLIGHTS. NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE TO ...THE MOHAIR. THERE IS EVIDENCE OF A HARNESS STRAP BEGINNING FROM THE HORSES RIGHT SIDE BY THE BASE OF THE NECK AND ENDING AT THE CENTER OF IT'S BREAST. THAT EVIDENCE ISN'T PRESENT ON IT'S LEFT SIDE. THESE HARNESS MARKS ALSO ENCIRCLE THE BELLY. THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A SADDLE AT ONE TIME. BETWEEN THE EARS, A SMALL PATCH OF MATERIAL SEEMS TO BE GLUED IN PLACE. SEEMS IT MAY HAVE BEEN PLACED THERE TO SEAL THE BREAK IN THE BRIDAL. THE EYES ARE GLASS TACK / THE WHEELS 1" DIA. ARE METAL AND ATTACHED BY A SMALL NAIL. THIS APPEARS TO BE, AND ACCORDING TO FAMILY RECORDS IS, AS ORIGINAL AND AUTHENTIC AS CAN REASONABLY BE POSSIBLE, CONSIDERING IT'S AGE AND THAT IT WAS A TOY.
