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Post by kirkmodern August 21st 2012, 2:37 pm

Picked this guy up last week, mostly because he looked like a stretched version of a Stig Lindberg horse.
Anyone any ideas of origin, factory, country or designer. Absolutely no marks at all on base.
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Post by NaomiM August 21st 2012, 3:03 pm

I think your guess of Stig Lindberg is correct:

Etsy:

Stig Lindberg Modern Horse Sculpture, Mid Century Modern Ceramic Horse Figurine, Eames Era
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Post by NaomiM August 21st 2012, 3:05 pm

...unless it's a student copy. The head is a bit under worked.

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Post by NaomiM August 21st 2012, 3:06 pm

Or Chinese knock-off.

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Post by dantheman August 21st 2012, 3:19 pm

it's obviously a copy of the one in the link but much less refined

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Post by NaomiM August 21st 2012, 3:20 pm

There are similarities to Lisa Larson's Horse and Boy.
Can you upload a picture of the base to see the legs and the shape of the hole.

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Post by NaomiM August 21st 2012, 3:22 pm

Like Dantheman, pretty sure it's a copy.
The ones listed on Etsy are all unmarked which is highly suspicious.

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Post by kirkmodern August 21st 2012, 4:13 pm

It is absolutely not Stig, I have several Stig GGs in my collection and it has merely a nod in the direction of his design. Pretty sure it is not Lisa Larson either. The etsy listing is very 'smart' and more than slightly misleading heading it Stig Lindberg Horse - it only mentions "very similar" and "maybe Lisa Larson" when you are well into the text.
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Post by dantheman August 21st 2012, 4:32 pm

we would love to see more of your collection (hint)

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Post by kirkmodern August 21st 2012, 4:44 pm

Hint received and noted!
(BTW the little horse above was bought near you in Lincoln.)
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Post by dantheman August 21st 2012, 7:44 pm

I'm surprised you bought it having seen some of your wonderful collection Um...

perhaps the pic doesn't do it justice?

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Post by bistoboy August 21st 2012, 7:50 pm

i think it has a charming quality to it
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Post by dantheman August 21st 2012, 7:55 pm

I like everything below the neck

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Post by bistoboy August 21st 2012, 7:58 pm

story of your life?
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Post by skay August 21st 2012, 7:59 pm

NaomiM wrote:Like Dantheman, pretty sure it's a copy.
The ones listed on Etsy are all unmarked which is highly suspicious.

Happy Which is yet another reason why we don't want auction links in the main / ID threads.

https://www.20thcenturyforum.com/t7414-commercial-external-links

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Post by LDM25 June 11th 2013, 1:12 pm

Hi Friends!
I would like to buy a Lisa Larson "Horse and Boy" figurine as soon as possible, but not a fake!
Has this lovely piece of pottery any marks I could look for in the auctions' pictures?
Thank you for your kind help.
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Post by NaomiM June 11th 2013, 4:00 pm

...Absolutely no marks at all on base....


No, which is one indication it's a fake.
A real Lisa Larson figure should be fully marked - check out google images for examples - so don't go for anything that doesn't have the right marks, or looks a bit 'different' from the real thing.

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Post by LDM25 June 11th 2013, 6:25 pm

Thank you!
I will google for marks.
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