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I can answer any questions regarding antique carousel horses, menagerie figures and any type of carousel component. I can also answer questions regarding other antique wooden horses.
Over thirty years experience in the restoration, sale and appraisal of antique carousel figures other carousel components and related items
National Carousel Assn.
www.carousels.com, Carousel Times Magazine
Currently Editor/Publisher of Carousels.com and CarouselStores.com
Consultant to the New England Carousel Museum
NEVER purchase carousel items online. The vast majority of carousel figures promoted on online auctions as "authentic" are actually cheap machine carved contemporary pieces imported from the Philippines, Taiwan and other areas. Just because they look old and used, doesn't mean they are! SAVE YOUR MONEY! Buy from a reputable dealer ONLY!
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Your horse is one of the thousands of inexpensive imported knock offs produced in the Philippines. These have been made since the very late 1970's and continue to be made today. They have no collectible
The armored horse in the picture is a Marcus Illions style while the other is a Charles Carmel style. It's impossible to tell from the photos if these are original or reproductions since they appear to
There are certain things we look for....like the way the the tail is carved and in the case of the rocking horse... what the rockers look like. Now I see you've displayed a photo of another horse.
This appears to have the style of an inexpensive Asian import. I would doubt that it has much value. Authentic pieces generally are much more realistic in their design. I'll point to the "beak like"
Yes, based on the photo it does appear to be as you describe, but it would have to be personally inspected to insure that it's authentic and not a reproduction. You might want to contact someone at the
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