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Need help identifying Objet d'Art
11/23/2015
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Posted on 11/23/2015 9:09:53 PM PST by Disambiguator
Someone gave us this fat ceramic horse and suggested we could sell it on eBay and retire. Well, okay, maybe make a few hundred bucks.
As far as I can tell, it's a copy of the style of horse made by a Scandinavian artist named Stig Lindberg. It could be an original, but there are no markings to indicate that.
It could also be from the Bling Dynasty, judging by the garish paint job.
TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Hobbies; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: vanity
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Since Freepers know everything, I thought someone here might have some keen insights into this thing.
To: Disambiguator
You found my neigh-heybors cat! Please keep it.
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posted on
11/23/2015 9:14:00 PM PST
by
RedHeeler
To: Disambiguator
Stig Lindberg - Gutavsberg Horse Sculpture
Someone has painted over it.
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posted on
11/23/2015 9:14:33 PM PST
by
Beach333
To: Disambiguator; Slings and Arrows
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posted on
11/23/2015 9:15:25 PM PST
by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a Simple Manner for a Happy Life :o)
To: Beach333
If that’s true, it probably ain’t worth as much now.
To: Beach333
I was thinking it had to be painted over.
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posted on
11/23/2015 9:19:57 PM PST
by
lastchance
(Credo.)
To: Disambiguator
But seriously, that IS a fat-ass horse! Looks Chinese to me, but who knows...
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posted on
11/23/2015 9:23:16 PM PST
by
W.
(Make that rubble bounce!)
To: Disambiguator
But it’s missing the hole in the belly area, but has a lot of the other markings - so could be a replica. There’s three listed on 1stdibs.com, ranging from $1400 to $4200.
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posted on
11/23/2015 9:23:54 PM PST
by
Beach333
To: Disambiguator
My guess if the paint is original would be that this is an Italian piece from the 50’s.
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posted on
11/23/2015 9:29:22 PM PST
by
lastchance
(Credo.)
To: Disambiguator
I’m guessing replica, but take it to a pottery appraiser if you want to be sure.
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posted on
11/23/2015 9:29:46 PM PST
by
Anitius Severinus Boethius
(www.wilsonharpbooks.com - Sign up for my new release e-mail and get my first novel for free)
To: Disambiguator
Most probably Asian/Chinese
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posted on
11/23/2015 9:30:14 PM PST
by
Pirate Ragnar
(Libs put feelings first and thought second.)
To: Disambiguator
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posted on
11/23/2015 9:30:55 PM PST
by
Idaho_Cowboy
(Ride for the Brand. Joshua 24:15)
To: Disambiguator
To: Disambiguator
Tutankhamen is angry about your tomb raid.
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posted on
11/23/2015 9:46:17 PM PST
by
DesertRhino
("I want those feeble minded asses overthrown,,,")
To: Disambiguator
Looks like a poorly done reproduction - head is wrong proportion, tail is too big, legs are the wrong shape - plus above all, looks to be made out of the wrong material.
If you listed it on eBay, I'd suggest listing it in one of the collectible categories as ‘Fat Horse pottery ugly garage sale find’, just include pictures, and hopefully someone will imagine something it is not and get into a bidding war.
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posted on
11/23/2015 9:48:14 PM PST
by
kingu
(Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
To: Disambiguator
In the last pic, are those JATO nozzles on the ass end?
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posted on
11/23/2015 10:11:29 PM PST
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(For those who understand, no explanation is needed. For those who do not, no explanation is possible)
To: Disambiguator
Be careful not to break it. It’s full of Greek warriors.
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posted on
11/23/2015 10:25:16 PM PST
by
TigersEye
(This is the age of the death of reason and rule of law. Prepare!)
To: Disambiguator
It looks like it is actual glazed on finish and not paint. The detailing is a bit rough for an art piece. Too rough of a texture for an experienced sculptor. But I hope it is a million dollar find. Good luck.
To: ProtectOurFreedom
In the last pic, are those JATO nozzles on the ass end?You mean the legs? The little thing poking out is the tail, as seen from the underside.
To: Disambiguator
Taint Mayan. Mebbe Urine?
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posted on
11/23/2015 11:07:08 PM PST
by
Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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