please help - where did these horses come from and their approx age?

My mum came across the smaller of the two horses many many years ago in Cairns. Years later I came across another one in Sydney - identical in every way, except larger, (in better condition) but its ears face the other way. Big one about 75cm tall, smaller 50cm.

The paint is very faded but you can see they were both painted and carved identically. I have never come across others. They I assume are old, as the bolts are of a very old design and the timber has shrunk over the years.

Perhaps at some stage they were common.?

thanks in advance!

Phil

 

same horse...different size..?
do u have a lot of Indonesian carvings that show up in Australia..?

What u see as old bolts and shrunk timber ....
may in fact be 2nd hand used bolts and wood that was carved wet.....

just saying..Mate

& welcome !................. hope you're dry !!!!!!

 

well the rain's stopped in Sydney now.. we got off lightly! Yeah identical, the smaller one is at least 40 years old as that's when she bought it and it was old & dusty then (deceased estate I think)

They are VERY heavy, the bolts are western style (not balinese like) but rusty with square heads. Could be Indonesian, they style is arabian with the manes & scimitar scabbard. Can't pick the timber, it's light in colour (like oak or maple) but very heavy and brittle..

cheers!

 

These are typically recent-ish mports from Asia designed to look older than they are. Some from India, some from Indonesia. You'll find many other examples with an Google Images search. I'd suspect yours were from the 1980s when those colors were popular in home decoration.

Debora

 

I think this is probably something like what you have

 

what....with no tail ????
better be 76 percent off....... the 40 bucks it's worth !!!!

 

Yes, I saw this and was thinking someone went to a lot of trouble for a little tail.