Cast Iron Arabian Horse

Just picked this up yesterday, not sure if it antique or not but was not sure where else to post it. Small cast iron Arabian horse figurine. Measures 2 3/4" tall and is 3 1/4" long. No markings that I can find. Seems to be fairly well detailed for the size. Any help is appreciated.

 

Not an expert by any stretch, but everything I have seen with this "overall" verdigris finish has been new or almost new, made to look old. I even have a couple items myself that were purchased within the past 20 years at a little "home décor" shop in Rhode Island that specialized in things of this type.

 

What Susan said: but he is a pretty color, and unlike some horses that appear on this board, he has thighs!

 

Thanks, I figured as much, but it never hurts to ask for a second opinion.

 

He's a nice looking horse.
I agree, probably imported in the last few 20 years or so.

There are a lot of horse collectors. You should be able to do ok with it, if selling. It's not the usual plastic or ceramic horse you see.

 

I've some stuff like this - it's sold on the Greek Islands quite a bit. It makes a fine garden ornament.

 

Thanks guys, I will probably try to sell it, if not I will just keep it.

 

Or wait till Shilo gets back.....and wants it !

 

I agree, try to sell it, there are many who collect horse items and this could be a cool item to have at home or in an office setting.

 

Here is the link showing the Breyer mold in all it's colors. http://www.identifyyourbreyer.com/identify/Stablemate/MorganStallion.htm

 

This is a copy of a Morgan horse made by Breyer/and or/Hagen Renaker, how it got to be a cast iron object, I am not sure, but think the artist was Maureen Love, it is still sold by Hagen Reneker in ceramic, and Breyer in resin. I did see a copy of one of their arabians done in Italy, in a base metal. But they copied the B from Breyer on the leg, and Breyer at that time had never made a metal horse. They have in recent years.

 

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/303078249903207010/

this is my pinterest post with the Hagen Renaker copy.

 

This horse is different than the Hagen horse. Compare the Tails.

 

When the horse was copied, they changed it, the Artist of credit is Maureen Love.
When making a mold for ceramics, it is easier to add the tail to the leg, same with resin, the Breyer. I do not know what Maureen's original material was for creating the horse, but it is the same work.

 

Maureen herself was not locked it to any one position, depending on the subject. As you can see the hind leg on this metal horse has been bent over time. Here is an article about her work and how it can vary depending on who produced the mold.
http://muddyhoofprints.blogspot.com/2010/09/mystery-horses-of-maureen-love.html

 

I first saw this horse, in 1969 in Lake George New York. On a trip to a dude ranch. I bought him, he was a small souvenir with a base that said Lake George on it.
The next time as a key chain in Spain at a Romeria in El Rocio. I bought three. From the back of a horse. lol Once I returned to the US from my Military service, I found the ones that Breyer had, and since then, the ones made by Hagen Renaker. I am sure Miss Love sold rights to certain manufacturers. The mold has been retired by both companies now. The artist is no longer alive, and the mold has a certain life span, once the details are lost, it is not possible to make a good copy unless the artist can reproduce another original to remake the mold from.