— This is a nifty donkey and rarely seen in the colored form! I've only ever seen white bisque pieces from the "Spirit of Bethlehem" nativity set. I've searched online and not come up with another colored example of this sculpture. You can see the nativity bisques for sale here and here. The finishing job is extremely nice with beautiful shading, eye, ear and hoof detail etc... Made in England. MINT. An email to Boehm produced the information that this piece was issued as an open edition in 1979 and closed in 1980. So definitely a very small window of production! The company history is interesting reading. Here's how to clean a Boehm Porcelain. This particular piece is already clean however! Approximate dimensions: $xx postagepaid and insured with SC
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— Of British manufacture, the Heredities company is primarily known for creating resin-cast bronze figurines. However, very early pieces were made of earthenware ceramic and are now quite hard to find. Sculpted by Tom Mackie, this foal is a premium example of the kind of detail that can be found with Heredities Creamware. The glossy light brown color shows every hair! While this example does NOT bear a backstamp, it does have the sculptor's name on the base and is definitely a Heredities piece. There is some crazing of the gloss glaze as might be expected with an older earthenware figurine. Otherwise MINT.
Born in Edinburgh in 1939, Tom Mackie attended Leith Academy. He then served a 5 year apprenticeship, qualifying as a Master mould-maker with A.W. Buchan. Tom has lived in the Scottish Highlands since 1968 and now lives within the Cairngorm National Park. He began modelling for Heredities in 1976. It is therefore fairly likely that this foal may have been produced around the mid to late 1970s. Tom also modelled for Teviotdale, a Scottish manufacturer of painted resin sculptures.
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$xx postagepaid & insured with SC
Napco 1958 GE6144 Foal - matte palomino
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— Established in 1938 in Bedford, Ohio, the National Potteries Corporation, otherwise known as Napco and sometimes Napcoware, imported various styles of ceramic, glass, and china giftware. Owned and operated in the Midwest, Napco distributed a variety of collectibles, including ceramic horse figurines from Japan. This foal is dated 1958 on the Napco Originals by Giftcraft sticker remnant and is likely part of a series of larger horses done by Napco. This is a nice piece, with good painting. MINT.
There are a couple minor issues, though nothing uncommon to an MIJ horse. There is an area on the front left leg tendon that appears to have had a bit of extra clay. There are also some small dark specks on the right shoulder area. You can see both issues in the photos.
Approximate dimensions: 6" H x 6.25" L x 1.5" D
$xx postagepaid & insured with DC
Kaiser Porcelain Biting Foal 1 - white bisque
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— A lovely German porcelain foal by Kaiser. This is a bisque porcelain example and the plain white really sets off the charming sculpture. Bisques can be enjoyed as is or be painted or even be custom glazed. I think this is my favorite of the Kaiser foals... for one thing, he is free standing and not on a base and the sculpture is quite nice. MINT. Approximate dimensions:
$xx postagepaid & insured with SC
Kaiser Porcelain Biting Foal 2 - white bisque
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— Description as above. MINT. Both foals are very nice, foal 2 has a darker backstamp.
$xx postagepaid & insured with SC
OF MEDALLIONS, PINS & MISCELLANEOUS
$2.00 off each additional "chachki" item you buy at the same time!
H-R Commemorative Dealer Display Sign
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— Here's a Hagen-Renaker Dealer sign made of glazed earthenware ceramic pottery. You don't often see these Hagen Renaker display signs for sale. Great addition to a collection display! There is a slight firing "hot spot" oval area in the bottom left corner. MINT. Dimensions: 7" L x 2.25" H x 1.25" D
$25 postagepaid via USPS Priority with DC. (estimated weight just over 13 oz.)
Lynn A Fraley Horse Head w/Rosette Large Treasure Box
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— A Lynn Fraley crackle glazed hand-pressed ceramic tile set in a wooden keepsake box. Lynn hasn't had these on Etsy for a while. Judging by feedback, I'd say the boxes have not been available since 2007. I'm selling because this box is a duplicate for me (won at a live show). Lynn's tiles have a very tactile and wonderful look and feel, if you don't own one of her boxes yet, they are absolutely lovely for storing jewelry or small keepsakes!
Comes w/key in it's original white box with LafNBear sticker. Condition is excellent.
Outside dimensions: 6.5" L x 6.5" W x 2.5" H
Inner compartment dimensions: 5" L x 5" W x 1.5" D
The bottom of the inner compartment is lined with a black fabric of some sort.
$65 postagepaid via USPS Priority with DC. Insurance by U-Pic. (estimated 3 lbs. packed)
Pour Horse Sarah Minkiewicz-Breunig Award Plaque
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— Pour Horse OF trophy medallion. Sarah did a trio of sculptures for Joan to use as awards, some have been produced in OF art glazes, others done in custom realistic finishes. This piece is done in a lovely translucent earthy green gloss art glaze. At least two were made in this color and awarded at the 2006 Northwest Congress live show. Joan told me that she doesn't do a lot of these particular plaques so they are hard to find! It has a backing of black fabric to protect your shelf and thus carries no pottery markings on the back. Stand is not included.
Unfortunately, it had been damaged prior to being awarded, with a small chip out of the swept-back forelock. I have restored the chip and it looks good, though is not entirely invisible to a close inspection under good light. Judge for yourself.
There are some slight glazing flaws, some tiny bubbles and a few areas with tiny pits. They don't really show up in the photos but are visible in person if you look, so I'm mentioning here. I don't see any crazing. Dimensions: 4.5" L x 3.5" W x 1" D
$xx postagepaid via USPS with DC (estimated x oz. packed weight)
Pour Horse "Hoscar" Trophy
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— Pour Horse "Hoscar" trophy statue in translucent gloss rose pink art glaze. Awarded for the Pour Horse Photo Show held by Amy Peck in 2002. MINT. Dimensions: 4" L x 4" H x 1.5" D
$xx postagepaid via USPS with DC (estimated x oz. packed weight)
Pour Horse SR 2001 Drafter Pin
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— Pour Horse 2001 special run Draft Horse pin done as a gloss light dapple grey Shire in earthenware ceramic. Marked ©PHP 99 #12/26 2001 on the back side of the pin. Has a tiny white spot in eye, a tiny rub in the black color under the glaze. It actually almost looks like a deliberate highlight. At any rate, it adds character! You can see it in the larger picture. There are also several tiny crazing lines on the edge by the mane. Earthenware ceramic is prone to developing crazing with time. You can just see them in the larger picture. MINT.
Dimensions: 1.75" L x 1.75" W x .625" D (depth includes pin back)
$32 postagepaid via USPS 1st Class with DC (estimated 6 oz. packed weight)
Pour Horse T-shirt by Adalee Velasquez
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— Pour Horse Pottery 100% cotton short-sleeve T-shirt designed by Adalee Velasquez. I don't think too many of these were sold before the pottery stopped offering T-shirts. This is a size 2XL, never worn. Selling because someone might want it for their collection and as I'm hard on my clothing, it seemed a shame to wear it without at least trying to let a collector have it. Though if it doesn't sell, I'll more than happily wear it! The design is lovely. Color is a shade or two lighter than the photo, which is not very good. $xx postagepaid via USPS Parcel Post with DC. |
The International Blessed Broodmare Project plaque
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— Spray-painted copper TIBBP resin award for Northwest Congress May 2008. Use as a show award or to paint up as a beautiful resin plaque. Sculpted by Kelly Savage. Has a strip of felt on the bottom to help it stand. MINT. Dimensions: 5" L x 3.25" H x 1.75" D
$25 postagepaid via USPS Priority with DC
BOOKS, MAGAZINES or REFERENCE
$2.00 off each additional book you buy at the same time!
Country Artists 2001 Collection Ltd. Ed. Collectors' Book
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— A lovely hard cover reference book for Country Artists resin figurines. Includes several pages of equine figurines, mostly draft horses and one donkey, though there is also an Arab and a Lipizzaner. There are lots of dog, cat, bird and other wildlife figurines pictured, all in full color. The book is #8248 out of 15,000 copies. Information given about the sculptures is model number, sculpture title, sculptor and height information in inches and centimeters. Country Artists is a division of the Enesco company! 104 pages. Dimensions: 12" H x 8.5" W x .625" D
Condition is very good or near fine. There are some slight rubs to corners, but the corners are not bent or otherwised dinged and there is some slight scuffing to the cover, but otherwise, the book is crisp, squared up and clean. There is a small price sticker in British Pounds on the back.
$16 postagepaid via USPS Media Mail with DC (estimated 3 lb. packed weight)
Charlton Standard Catalogue Of
Royal Doulton Beswick Storybook Figurines, 5th edition
by Jean Dale
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— A 1999 Charlton Press softcover reference book for the large assortment of storybook figurines made by Beswick/Royal Doulton. Includes the horsie Thelwell pony series, Beatrix Potter, Winnie the Pooh, various Disney and many others. More than 700 illustrations, complete with name, number, designer, dates of issue and discontinuation and varieties as well as indexes making this an excellent reference for collectors. Most illustrations are black & white, there are several color plates in the center of the book. ISBN 0-88968-215-1 The book looks like new! 275 pages. |
Although an older edition, the cost for a current edition is $39.95. Basic information sans pricing tends to be mostly the same from guide to guide, barring any additionally released figures by the companies or slight writing revisions. Charlton Press has since separated the guides and now they are sold as Beswick Collectibles and Royal Doulton Collectibles, respectively, making this information more expensive to obtain. Dimensions: 9" H x 7" W x .625" D
$16 postagepaid via USPS Media Mail with DC (estimated 2 lb. packed weight)
The Fell Pony by Clive Richardson
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— A hard cover reference book on Fell ponies. ISBN 0-85131-511-9. Published in 1990 by J.A. Allen & Company, Limited as part of their Allen Breed Series. The author, Clive Richardson, was honorary secretary/treasurer to the Fell Pony Society from 1981 to 1990 and was himself an exhibitor of Fell ponies as well as a Mountain and Moorland pony judge. The book contains numerous black and white photographs of Fell ponies, including breed champions, historical Fell ponies and Fell ponies used in pursuits such as driving, cross country, jumping and hunting. 119 pages. |
Condition is very good. The book and binding are crisp and clean. There is some shelf wear to the board edges and some slight scuffing to the covers. Dimensions: 8.2" H x 6.25" W x .5" D
$12 postagepaid via USPS Media Mail with DC (estimated x lb. packed weight)
Horses and Their Wild Relatives by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent
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— A hard cover light reference book on the wild relatives of the horse. The book covers the origin of the horse and its prehistoric ancestors as well as covering wild horses and ponies and wild horse behaviors. There is a chapter on zebras, including photographs of a Burchell's (plains), Grevy's, Hartmann's mountain and a Cape mountain zebra. There is also discussion of the differences between types of zebra as well as information on zebra family life, including some pictures of zebras in a natural setting. |
The chapter on Asses includes discussion of the African Nubian and Somali wild asses as well as the Asiatic Kiang, Kulan and Onager. Unfortunately, there are fewer photos here, just one of some African asses and one of two Kulans. There is also a group shot of wild burros.
The book then delves into other related animals, the tapir and rhinocerous including several photos of different varieties. There is a brief discussion of prehistoric family relatives such as the brontotheres and chalicotheres. Overall, one could wish for more in depth info, but the book is still a nice reference.
Condition is very good. The book is clean and the binding intact and in good condition. The dust jacket has a small quarter-inch torn out bit on the spine. There is some scuffing/dirt on the back of the dust jacket. The jacket is currently protected in a mylar cover. Dimensions: 8.7" H x 5.75" W x .75" D
$8 postagepaid via USPS Media Mail with DC (estimated x lb. packed weight)
Lot of 5 large Horse Picture Books
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As my bookshelves are getting over-crowded and I'm not really doing any customizing currently, I thought I'd sell some of my "inspiration" horse photo books. These were purchased because I found various photos inspiring for either sculpting or painting. Plus, printed photographs in these large sized books tend to be nice and crisp and clear and therefore very useful as reference, more so than small internet shots! As I don't have many shipping boxes large enough to accomodate these larger sized books, I'm putting them together in a group lot. That lets me ship efficiently and gives you a bargain!
Condition for the lot is very good, bindings are intact with no loose or falling out pages. Dust jackets, where present, are in quite decent shape. There are naturally some rubs and scuffs to dust jackets and boards, but overall, very nice books still.
Horses: A Portrait of the Animal World by Paul Sterry
Additional named author: Leonard Lee Rue III
ISBN: 0-8317-0953-7.
Copyright 1994. Published by Smithmark Publishers, Inc., New York
92 full color illustrations. Most of the photographs by Bob Langrish! 78 pages.
Dimensions: 13.2" H x 9.5" W x .5" D
Nice assortment of breed photographs, plus action shots and shots of pastured horses. Tons of inspiration here!
Icelandic Ponies by Tomáš Míček
Text by Dr. Hans-Jörg Schrenk
ISBN: 1-85778-073-6. Published 1994 by Sunburst Books, London
Approximately 35 color photographs. Pages not numbered.
Dimensions: 11" H x 10.5" W x .4" D
Icelandic ponies photographed in their native habitat. This is somewhat of an art photography style of book. There is also some text on the breed history, characteristics and features of the Icelandic breed and about how they are used, but overall, text is minimal.
The World of Horses by Angela Rixon
ISBN: 0-8317-9323-6. Published 1994 by Smithmark Publishers, Inc., New York
A little over 100 color photographs. 94 pages. Dimensions: 14.5" H x 10.25" W x .5" D
Covers how horses behave, breeds, horses at work and competition. There are some really nice photos in this book, kind of hate to let it go!
The Love of Horses by Anne Alcock
ISBN: 0-7064-0259-6. First published 1973 by Octopus Books, Ltd., London
Over 140 color photographs. 96 pages. Dimensions: 12.75" H x 9.5" W x .625" D
Covers a little bit of everything, from halter breed shots to horses at work and in various competitions, including western, english, harness, racing, steeplechasing, costume. A nicer book inside than it looks outside!
The World of Nature: Horses by Moira Duggan
Primary photographer Alix Coleman.
ISBN: 0-8317-9577-8.
Published in 1990 by Gallery Books, New York
Over 75 color photographs. Pages not numbered. Dimensions: 11.25" H x 8.8" W x .5" D
Covers a little bit of everything again, a lot of competition shots, some nice breed shots, horse behavior in the wild, some nice close-ups of horses in tack.
$xx postagepaid for the lot. Ships via USPS Media Mail with DC (estimated x lb. packed weight)
Lot of assorted Horse Postcards and Calendars
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Another group lot to appeal to those who like horse pictures!
Consists of 3 horse postcards (top row) IF I CAN *FIND* THEM, a 1996 Welsh Pony And Cob Society postcard calendar and a 2008 horse calendar. For the Welsh Pony Calendar, each month's photo is also a postcard that can be torn off at a perforation. I've pictured four shots from the calendar against a black background. The 2008 Horse Calendar is still sealed. Hubby gave it to me, only as I'm not actively painting or customizing, I never opened or used the photos. Both front and back side of that are pictured, so you can see what shots are inside it.
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