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Are you looking for a unique gift for that special person?
Whether it be for a child to treasure and play on or as a beautiful piece of furniture, all our horses are extra special and have been restored (where necessary) with the utmost care and attention to detail. We have a variety of horses to suit all pockets and each horse is unique and characterful.
Most of our horses are vintage or antique and have been enjoyed throughout many years. If you are looking for a pristine finish then why not opt for a brand new horse? We have teamed up with a leading manufacturer of new horses to give you the best selection possible.
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'Pearl' - Miniature dapple grey rocking horse
Pearl’ is a lovely miniature dappled rocking horse on a bow.
Pearl is a wonderful example of a miniature rocking horse. These small rocking horses are a great space saving idea so giving you a chance to have her simply on display, on a windowsill or mantelpiece, or to use her to mount your favourite doll or teddy bear.
She has a tan leather bridle and fixed saddle, beautiful flowing hair and glass eyes. We have polished all the leatherwork, then cleaned and conditioned her lovely real horsehair mane and tail, rubbed down and waxed the woodwork of her bow again until she looks in showroom condition.
Pearl is a truly lovely miniature horse and is fit and ready for her new home, but sadly you can`t ride her.
Her measurements are:
Height 52 cm
Width 23 cm
Length 90 cm
SOLD
'The Arab Sculpture - 2011 Stevenson Bros
This absolutely stunning sculpture was made by Stevenson Bros in 2011, in collaboration with equine sculptor Judy Boyt.
This running Arab is carved in oak and mounted on an oak plinth, with a natural finish and is in immaculate condition. It is very large and heavy!
It is signed by Stevenson's under the belly and dated 2011.
Length 55"
Height 34"
Not suitable for riding.
£4995
'Mila' - Superbly Restored FH Ayres 'D' Type
'Mila’ is a beautiful F H Ayres “D” Type rocking horse on her original safety stand.
‘Mila’ is a very rare and special F H Ayres ‘D’ type rocking horse on the original D type safety stand, and the stand has the stencil “Patented 29 Jan 1880”. She has a wonderful lifelike stance, with a very turned neck and head facing toward her right. She has a beautifully detailed face with glass eyes, and even has a carved tongue. Her whole body is extra carved with wonderful muscle detail and tone, showing off her muscular legs and neck – this model is such a delight for a horse lover to just admire.
The stand was in a poor state but is now restored but we have retained as much of the look and patina we can, with the fluted runners this model is known for and their additional widening of the wood in the centre of the runner. We have managed to rescue her original leatherwork, and after a lot of work it now looks suitable again for this very special piece.
We have had to totally refinish Mila as she came to us in a poor state, however we have stayed true to the original look and dappling patterns. We have shown the photographs here we have of her whilst she is still at our lovely paintwork restorers, but now you have the chance to decide what colour and length of hair and tail we fit her with, so if you love a blond flowing mane and tail you can choose that, or a black and fiery look if you prefer – just let us know and we will do our very best to make Mila into your dream vision.
The ‘D’ type was the best quality horse made by F H Ayres and dates from around 1935. These are highly sought after and rarely come to market – a true collectors piece.
Mila is truly a special horse and a very desirable investment.
Her measurements are:
Height 126 cm
Width 44 cm
Length 137 cm
£7495
'Tiberius' - F H Ayres 'D' Type Rocking Horse
“Tiberius” is a beautiful F H Ayres “D” Type rocking horse on a safety stand, c1935.
“Tiberius” is a very rare and special F H Ayres ‘D’ type rocking horse on the original D type safety stand, c1935. He is a number 6 in size, standing an impressive 49″ tall and has a wonderful lifelike stance, with a very turned neck and head facing toward his left. He has a beautifully detailed face with glass eyes, and even has a carved tongue. His whole body is extra carved with wonderful muscle detail and tone, showing off his muscular legs and neck – this model is such a delight for a horse lover to just admire.
The stand was in a poor state but is now restored, with the fluted runners this model is known for and their additional widening feature in the centre of the runner. We have tried to keep the aged patina and the fixing holes remain at the front and rear. To make Tiberius truly special we have fitted two silver 1935 George V Crowns, known for their ‘Rocking Horse Design’ made in .500 Silver (28.28g) as you can see in the photos, making him truly unique and worth even more!
We have had to totally refinish Tiberius as he came to us in a poor state, however we have stayed true to the original look and dappling patterns. He has then had to have a new mane and tail and finally a new set of top quality removable leather tack to finish his look. We have many photographs of him throughout and will of course provide them to his new owner.
The ‘D’ type was the best quality horse made by F H Ayres and dates from around 1935. These are highly sought after and rarely come to market – a true collectors piece.
Tiberius is a special horse and a very desirable investment.
His measurements are:
Height 126 cm
Width 44 cm
Length 137 cm
£6995
'Orpheus' - F H Ayres 'C' Type Rocking Horse
'Orpheus' is a wonderful extra carved F H Ayres “C” Type rocking horse on a safety stand, c1934 – 1938.
“Orpheus” is a very rare and special F H Ayres ‘C’ type skin covered, extra carved rocking horse, c1934 – 1938. He has a beautifully detailed face with glass eyes, and even a carved tongue. He was part restored by Stevenson Bros in 1991, and has just had a freshen up with us too, but we have of course left his skin covering which whilst worn in places still shows his unique “C” Type finish.
His stand has fluted runners and has been serviced and refinished so now rocks freely. Unfortunately his original saddle top and saddlecloth were just disintegrating due to age, but we have sympathetically restored both to keep him going and we have photographs which we will provide for his new owner. He still has his original saddle pommel which was fitted as an option to give young ladies the chance to learn to ride side-saddle.
Orpheus had been in the same Essex family since new, so is a real piece of history available to you now.
Made by F H Ayres and dating from around the mid 1930’s, these are highly sought after and rarely come to market – a true collectors piece. Orpheus is retired from riding now, but is still such a delight for a horse lover and collector to just admire.
Orpheus is a special horse and a very desirable investment – there are truly just a handful of this model left with their original skin covering remaining.
His measurements are:
Height 124 cm
Width 46 cm
Length 152 cm
£5495
'Christa' - G&J Lines c1925 restored
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Christa’ is a beautiful G & J Lines dapple grey rocking horse c1925, more recently fully restored by Stevenson Bros.
Christa is a G & J Lines of London dapple grey, and retains some lovely features such as an original thistle badge on her chest. She has a tan & oxblood fixed saddle, with a removable pommel which can go either side (or neither) and tan crupper, stirrup straps and martingale. Sporting a wonderful flowing wavy blonde real horsehair mane and tail, Christa has glass eyes and a very friendly face. She is the perfect size for all children to enjoy.
Her restored Lines safety stand with fluted runners is also n very good condition.
Her measurements are:
Height 115 cm
Width 42 cm
Length 133 cm
£2795
'Savanna' - Stevenson Bros XL Oak Bow Model 1993
‘Savanna’ is an extra-large Stevenson Bros rocking horse on a substantial bow. She is made of oak and has a beautiful horsehair mane and tail, glass eyes and a lovely stance. She has a brand new removable leather bridle and saddle set , complete with martingale and crupper, which has brass fittings, brass bit and brass stirrups.
Savanna is very large and heavy! She is in fabulous condition and was made in 1993.
We have sanded and re-waxed the bow and re-waxed the horse and conditioned her hair until she looks as new again.
Her measurements are:
Height 127cm
Length 220 cm
Width 56 cm
Savanna is fit and ready to ride, although equally she would look stunning as a piece of fine furniture to simply admire as she is a real statement piece. She is in excellent condition and came from a private home. She is very sturdy and suitable for an adult or child to ride.
£4495
'Adelia' - Lines Sportiboy 4 circa 1925
Adelia’ is a lovely Lines Sportiboy 4 dapple grey rocking horse c1925, more recently fully restored.
Adelia is a Lines Sportiboy 4 in a dapple grey finish, and has a fixed tan bridle but removable saddle which is in tan and oxblood, stamped brackets from the manufacturer and a really nice stance. Sporting a wonderful flowing chestnut real horsehair mane and tail, she has glass eyes and a very friendly face. She is the perfect size for all children to enjoy – just respect she is now 100 years old….
Her restored Lines safety stand with fluted runners is in very good condition (as is everything about her) so be quick if you want her to live on with you.
Her measurements are:
Height 124 cm
Width 45 cm
Length 145 cm
£2595
'Chloe' - Stevenson Bros 'Ayres' Model 1994
Chloe’ is a wonderful 1994 Stevenson Brothers ‘F H Ayres’ Dapple Grey rocking horse on a safety stand.
Produced by Stevenson Brothers when they were asked to reproduce their original designs by the family of F H Ayres (the leading rocking horse makers of the 19th century) this model has finer muscle detail and carving, as well as great features such as her facial details and even a tongue.
Christa has a beautiful real horsehair mane and tail, glass eyes and a friendly face. Her paintwork is in the distinctive Ayres style, which really shows off her extra carving. The extra detail then follows through into her saddlery, where you can see the saddle flaps have superb tooling and design, and she has a jointed snaffle bit, all showing she is a very special horse indeed. Her saddlecloth is in blue suede, and she has a lovely light coloured suede seat.
We have rewaxed all the leatherwork and cleaned the buckles , polished all her brass, cleaned and conditioned her mane and tail, rubbed down and waxed the woodwork on her stand until she looks in great condition again and is now just looking for her new home.
Her measurements are:
Height 118 cm
Width 53 cm
Length 151 cm
£3795
'Delphine' - Stevenson Bros 'Lines' 1991
‘Delphine’ is a 1991 Stevenson Brothers ‘Line Bros’ Dapple Grey rocking horse on an oak safety stand.
Produced by Stevensons when they were reproducing the designs of Lines Bros (a leading rocking horse maker of the early to mid 1900’s) this model has finer muscle detail and carving to the body, legs and neck, as well as great features such as her facial details and even a tongue. She has pointed and shaped runners, a beautiful real horsehair mane and tail, glass eyes and a friendly face. Her head and neck are turned to her right.
Delphine has a fixed saddle and crupper in tan leather, the sides of the saddle showing off the fine tooling details inset into the leather, and a removable bridle also in tan.
Her measurements are:
Height 117 cm
Width 53 cm
Length 152 cm
£3795
'Gunner & Rex' - Trevor Wiffen c1970-1980
Gunner and Rex are a wonderful Trevor Wiffen creation which like so many of his horses shows real character and playfulness. The wonderful hand carving of both the galloping horse and the dog running alongside are truly beautiful, and show the two animals are best of friends out for a run together, with the dog working hard to keep up as his tongue is out as he pants.
Deep in colour, the horse is a beautiful rich mahogany colour finish, whilst the dog is more like a medium oak. Both are in great condition as is the red bow stand, so you will have a stunning piece to display which will really get the viewers attention and is sure to capture the imagination of all who see it.
Trevor Wiffen horses very rarely become available and are much sought after, so be quick if you like these two running friends, as they will soon have galloped away…..
His measurements are:
Height 117 cm
Length 190 cm
Width 40 cm
£2495
'Flora' - Large Restored FH Ayres, circa 1920
“Flora” is a beautiful F H Ayres dappled rocking horse on a safety stand, c1920.
Flora is a fine example of an F H Ayres, made in the 1920’s in London. She was originally owned by the Bavington family of Salisbury, and was restored in 2023 by The Rocking Horse Works of Market Drayton to a very high standard.
She stands an impressive 48 inches tall on one of the best stands that FH Ayres made, with fluted runners and heavy crosspieces. She has a beautiful real horsehair mane and tail, glass eyes and a very friendly face, with a turn to her head to her right, and a tongue which again is only on the finest horses.
Flora has adjustable stirrup leathers and new fixed saddlery including a pommel which can be changed from side to side and was originally fitted to teach young ladies to ride.
There are some lovely details to her as shown in the photographs. She is very solid and the overall horse and stand are a heavy weight, making her suitable for riding by all children.
She was last sold for £7500 in 2023, so is great value now from us.
Her measurements are:
Height 125 cm
Width 46 cm
Length 152 cm
£5495
'Brigadier' - FH Ayres , circa 1920
Brigadier” is an extra carved F H Ayres of London rocking horse on the original safety stand, c 1920.
He was purchased by the previous owner in July 2020 in a very poor state, then restored by Stevenson Bros of Kent in October 2021. We have photos and descriptions of the work carried out on him etc which we will of course pass on to the new owner. Stevensons also suggested an insurance valuation for Brigadier of £4000 in 2021.
He stands 109 cm tall and has a wonderful lifelike stance, with a turned neck and head facing toward his right. His safety stand has the fluted runners fitted to the finest horses by F H Ayres.
Brigadier has a beautifully detailed face with glass eyes, and he is extra carved too. He has a real horsehair mane and tail, with glass eyes. His tack is as brand new and fixed, with an unusual Pelham bit which means he has two sets of reins fitted.
Brigadier is fit and ready to enjoy his new home.
His measurements are:
Height 109 cm
Width 43 cm
Length 106 cm
£3495
For a larger gallery of our sold horses please click here
If you see a horse you like but would like something changed or have a specific requirement, please let us now as we will do our best to help you. Often tack and hair colour can be easily changed (at a small extra cost) and we will do our best to customise paintwork or find a horse that suits your requirements.
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