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Exceptional 19th Century Gilded Bronze Statue of Marie of Burgundy
By Jean-Auguste Barre
Located in Dallas, TX
riding her horse on a falcon hunt, which was one of her favorite pastimes. The well-known 19th century
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Mid-19th Century French Medieval Antique Horse Harnesses

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Bronze

Horses in a Country Stable
Located in New York, NY
precision, he portrayed the anatomy of the animals. He painted workhorses, harness horses, draught horses as
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19th Century Romantic Antique Horse Harnesses

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bronze Equestrian Sculpture Group after a Model by Yakovlevich Grachev c. 1880
By Vasily Yakovlevich Grachev
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ground and affixing to the horse harness just below the belly; another example at Christies (sale 7598
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19th Century Russian Antique Horse Harnesses

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Bronze

Antique German Silver Horse and Carriage Bon Bon Dish, 1900s
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
connect two galloping horses via their harnesses to the carriage. The dish is fitted with the original
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Early 1900s German Antique Horse Harnesses

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Silver

Pair of Neoclassical Grand Tour Roman Patinated and Ormolu Horse-Drawn Chariots
Located in New York, NY
harnesses being held by a magnificently cast and hand chased figure of a Roman warrior. Each horse is cast
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1840s Italian Neoclassical Antique Horse Harnesses

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Marble, Bronze

Oil on Canvas Painting of 2 Horses Foal, signed dated Simon Simonsen, 1904
Located in Round Top, TX
: Field landscape of two horses in harness eating hay with foal laying nearby. Condition: canvas and
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Early 20th Century Danish Antique Horse Harnesses

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Canvas, Paint

Original Oil on Canvas Painting Pair of Work Horses Pulling Cart Signed C. Hertz
Located in Round Top, TX
Danish original oil on canvas painting of a farmer harnessing his work horses to a cart, signed C
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Early 20th Century Danish Antique Horse Harnesses

G. Mitchell - 1888 Oil, The Farmyard
Located in Corsham, GB
its reins with two other horses tethered by harnesses to each other behind. A farmer can be seen
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Late 19th Century Antique Horse Harnesses

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Oil

Troika, Russian Bronze
By Lanceray
Located in Bronx, NY
Lanceray. The richly patinated bronze sculpture identifies three harnessed horses pulling a snow sled with
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1870s European Antique Horse Harnesses

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Marble, Bronze

Vintage British 1868 Pattern Cavalry Lance
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
special carrying harness on the horse saddle.
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1870s British Antique Horse Harnesses

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Bamboo

Rococo Carriage - German Silver - Coach Four with Rotating Wheels
Located in New York, NY
German 800 silver coach-and-four, ca. 1900. Four horses are harnessed to a sumptuous coach. The
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Late 19th Century German Victorian Antique Horse Harnesses

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Silver

1890 Antique Russian Silver and Niello Enamel Cheroot Holder or Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
two side horses in breast collar harnesses. The posterior cover of the case bears a plain
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1890s Russian Antique Horse Harnesses

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Silver

Meissen Group Allegory Europe , By J.J. Kaendler, Germany Around 1860
By Meissen Porcelain, Johann Joachim Kaendler
Located in Vienna, AT
spots, sitting sideways on a rearing white-grey horse with golden-red breast harness, under the horse on
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Mid-19th Century German Rococo Antique Horse Harnesses

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Porcelain

Antique Dog Painting: "A Seated Bulldog" Wouterus Verschuur (Dutch, 1812-1874)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
afternoon ride or harnessed horses in action. He was born to an Amsterdam jeweler and received his training
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1850s Romantic Antique Horse Harnesses

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Oil, Wood Panel

"Horse Harnessed by the Farmer"
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"Horse Harnessed by the Farmer" Julius Paul Junghanns (Austrian, 1876-1953) 9 x 7.5 inches framed
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Early 20th Century Antique Horse Harnesses

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Canvas, Oil

Austro-Hungarian Baronial Crown Nickel-Silver Horse Harness Buckle Monogramed
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Austro-Hungarian Baronial Crown Horse Harness Buckle with Monogram, done in a nickel-silver. The
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19th Century Hungarian Balkan Antique Horse Harnesses

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Silver

Henri Darien (1864-1926) Horse harnessed to a cab, study for a Parisian scene
By Henri Gaston Darien
Located in Paris, FR
Henri Darien (1864-1926) Horse harnessed to a cab, study for a Parisian scene Oil on canvas 22.2
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Early 1900s Impressionist Antique Horse Harnesses

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Oil

Dutch Equestrian Harness Collar Tack Hames with Sleigh Bells
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Festive Dutch equestrian horse harness collar tack hames featuring brass sleigh bells. This large
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19th Century Dutch Rustic Antique Horse Harnesses

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Brass, Iron

Collection of Snow Knockers
Located in Greenwich, CT
form, most with either a catch or loop for connecting to the horse's harness.
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Mid-19th Century American Country Antique Horse Harnesses

Materials

Wrought Iron

Henry Schouten (1864-1927) - Framed Late 19th Century Oil, Two Horse in a Barn
By Henry Schouten
Located in Corsham, GB
right of the entrance, removing the horses harness yoke's for another day. A small cockerel can be seen
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Late 19th Century Antique Horse Harnesses

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Oil

Swedish Style Brass Sleigh Bells, Leather Horse Rump Strap, circa 1880s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
’s back or rump and under the back strap of the horse’s harness. The bells look great as a piece of
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Late 19th Century American American Classical Antique Horse Harnesses

Materials

Brass

River Landscape with Figures and Horses Resting 19th Century Framed Oil Painting
Located in Stockholm, SE
, in the shade of the trees, two resting horses harnessed for field work are depicted. In the
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Late 19th Century Realist Antique Horse Harnesses

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Oil

Tang Dynasty Terracotta Horse and Rider
Located in Dallas, TX
. The horse’s harnesses are also represented by strokes of black paint while his nose and mouth are
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Horse Harnesses

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Terracotta

Giuseppe Gabani, North-African Horseman, second half 19 century, oil on wood
Located in Florence, IT
described, as we can notice from the horse harness and from the vests of the characters.
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Late 19th Century Other Art Style Antique Horse Harnesses

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Oil, Wood Panel

Ancient Luristan Bronze Horse Amulet Pendant 1000 BC 14 Karat Gold Enamel
Located in New York, NY
objects such as weapons, finials (perhaps for tent-poles), horse-harness fittings, pins, cups and small
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15th Century and Earlier Persian Classical Roman Antique Horse Harnesses

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Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Bronze, Enamel

Western Asiatc Luristan Bronze Dagger
Located in Dallas, TX
, finials (perhaps for tent-poles), horse-harness fittings, pins, cups and small fittings are highly
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15th Century and Earlier Persian Archaistic Antique Horse Harnesses

Materials

Iron

J.W. Fiske Horse and Jockey Weathervane, circa 1890
By J.W. Fiske Company
Located in Incline Village, NV
Listed is a rare and outstanding full bodied J. W. Fiske copper and zinc horse and jockey
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1890s American Folk Art Antique Horse Harnesses

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Copper, Zinc

Venetian Sediolo Per Calesse, 18th Century
Located in Hanover, MA
open horse-drawn sulky cart with a single driver; part of the evolution of harnessed horse drawn
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Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Horse Harnesses

Materials

Wrought Iron

French Animalier bronze of a resting Deerhound signed Gayrard 1848
By Paul Joseph Raymond Gayrard
Located in Bath, Somerset
animal modelling. His recorded bronze animal models date from the years 1846-48 and include the 'Harness
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Late 19th Century Naturalistic Antique Horse Harnesses

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Bronze

Edward Garraway, Portrait Of ‘Tottie’
Located in Cheltenham, GB
hunters and harness horses, which he will be most happy to show to any gentleman favouring him with a
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1880s English School Antique Horse Harnesses

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Canvas, Oil

Meissonier, Jean-louis-ernest Watercolor
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
he modeled small harnessed horses in wax as part of his extraordinary pursuit of authenticity. There
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19th Century French Antique Horse Harnesses

19th Century Dutch Cast Iron Horse Harness Holder on Wooden Shield
Located in Raalte, NL
19th century Dutch cast iron harness holder on wooden shield from the collection of Mrs. Harinxma
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19th Century Dutch Antique Horse Harnesses

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Iron

19th Century English Stable Harness Holders
Located in Toronto, ON
Heavy horse harness holders in white oak.
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19th Century English Antique Horse Harnesses

Heart Motif Harness Adornment
Located in Seattle, WA
This is a leather horse harness adornment with brass heart shaped ornaments and a silhouette of a
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Early 20th Century Unknown Antique Horse Harnesses

Materials

Brass

Harness Makers Stand
Located in New York, NY
A work stand for a horse harness maker with foot operated iron clamp to hold the leather. I have
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19th Century American Antique Horse Harnesses

Materials

Wood

16th Cavalier
By A. Belokopytoff
Located in Isle sur la Sorgue, Provence
horse's harness is typical of the Renaissance. The facial features are very fine. This figure is
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18th Century and Earlier Dutch Renaissance Antique Horse Harnesses

Mid-1800s Primitive Horse-drawn Farm Field Tillers from Maine (pair)
Located in Madison, WI
patch of the original leather strapping that held the horse's harness to the tiller. We've come so far
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Mid-19th Century American Primitive Antique Horse Harnesses

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Iron

Rare 2 pc set By Henery Brown, Early American Saddle Maker
Located in Miami, FL
, this chair and stool are made from, Saddle leather, horse harnesses, steer hide, have heavy studs and
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Early 20th Century American Antique Horse Harnesses

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Wood, Walnut

Antique Leather Horse Yoke / Harness
Located in San Francisco, CA
A funky old leather yoke / harness.
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19th Century American Antique Horse Harnesses

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Leather

19th Century American Lifesize Wood and Zinc Harness Horse
Located in Chicago, IL
19th century American lifesize wood and zinc harness horse with glass eyes and cast iron ears. It
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Late 19th Century American Antique Horse Harnesses

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Zinc

Agrarian Harness Dipping Tank
Located in Madison, WI
, carriages, you name it, if it rolled on wheels, horses in harness hauled it. At the end of the day, or
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Early 20th Century American Antique Horse Harnesses

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Steel

Mid-Victorian Carved Pine Dappled Painted Pull-a-Long Horse, circa 1860-1870
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
front leg raised, having a black leather saddle and harness, plaited horse-hare and mane, to a black
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Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Horse Harnesses

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Pine

Pelike Attic Vase, 520-500 BCE
Located in Paris, FR
important; numerous red details are utilized by the painter on the horses’ manes and harnesses, on the
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15th Century and Earlier Greek Classical Greek Antique Horse Harnesses

Materials

Clay

"Dan Patch, " American Poster for the Champion Harness Race Horse, 1903
Located in Chicago, IL
"Dan Patch," American poster for the champion harness race horse, 1903. Here, Dan Patch
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Early 20th Century American Antique Horse Harnesses

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Lithograph

Small Antique Swedish Horse, Original Paint
Located in Port Chester, NY
This is a nice chunky horse, with parts of a harness, reins and bit. And a charming short tail
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Horse Harnesses

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Leather, Wood

18th Century Set of Six Hunting Buttons by Richard Gosling
By Richard Gosling
Located in London, GB
, hounds in full pursuit and 'the kill'.... The other three buttons illustrate a horse in harness, a dog
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1740s English George II Antique Horse Harnesses

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Silver

Unusual Coffee Table Made from a 200 Year-Old Driftwood-Grey Tribulum
Located in Woodbury, CT
two horses are usually harnessed; and a person, sitting on the threshing board, drives it in circles
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Early 19th Century Spanish Rustic Antique Horse Harnesses

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Stone, Steel

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Antique Horse Harnesses For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of antique horse harnesses available on 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique horse harnesses — often made from wood, animal skin and ceramic — can elevate any home. Antique horse harnesses have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. folk art and Victorian antique horse harnesses are consistently popular styles. There have been many well-made antique horse harnesses over the years, but those made by Maison Giroux and Tang Dynasty are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Antique Horse Harnesses?

Prices for antique horse harnesses start at $655 and top out at $35,000 with the average selling for $4,075.
Questions About Antique Horse Harnesses
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    To tell if a rocking horse is antique, first look for a label or mark that indicates the manufacturer’s name. Some makers of antique rocking horses include F.H. Ayers, Collinsons Sons, G J Lines, Crossley Brothers and Stevenson Brothers. If you're unable to find a maker's mark, you may wish to enlist the help of a certified appraiser or antiques dealer who is knowledgeable about rocking horses. Shop a variety of rocking horses on 1stDibs.
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