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David Waterhouse, 86 and from Lighthorne, hand carved and hand painted the bow style rocking horse (pictured). He is selling it to raise £200 for Dementia UK. Pictures supplied, ...
In a world where a well-carved duck can bring thousands of dollars, Robert Donovan doesn’t think it would be out of line to ask $3,200 for a horse. And what he’s offering is not just yo… ...
A wooden rocking horse is a timeless plaything. It will be given a name and become a treasured family possession, passed down to succeeding generations. And to craft 50,000 of them by hand is ...
A great-grandad has donated a rocking horse he carved with his own hands to children at Stepping Hill Hospital. John Clapham crafted the vintage-style toy for his four-year-old great-grandson Adam ...
Derek Thorp, from the London, spent 150 hours carving the horse from oak and tulip wood after meeting an old friend at the cathedral.
In 1855 (the year of this daguerreotype), rocking horses symbolized middle-class affluence. Today, hand-carved horses are largely for the wealthy. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase ...
View A French carved and painted platform ride rocking seat, inspired by Georges Méliès A Trip To The Moon by Bernard Kindt on artnet. Browse upcoming and past auction lots by Bernard Kindt.
He's been seeing the Michigan sights -- rocking horse in tow -- for about two years now. Saunders, 58, says he's on a journey of whimsy with the brightly painted rocking horse once used by his son.
In 2006, the Guinness Book of World Records certified Katlinel and Les Hartness of California as having the largest hand-carved wooden rocking horse on record at 2.3m tall and weighing 544kg.