HORSECRAFT HAND CARVED GEOFF MARTIN RARE 47IN

A beautiful hand crafted rocking horse by Geoff Martin of Horsecraft. Real horse hair mane and tail, hand stitched leather bridle and saddle. Beautiful dark hardwood , thought to be mahogany. 

 

Geoff Martin rocking horses are individually carved, taking 6-8 weeks with only small numbers made so they are highly sort after as they rarely come onto the market.

 

53 inches length of base at longest point

47 inches at highest point , top of head

36 inches at saddle height.

 

This is a large rocking horse which can withstand the weight of an adult.

 

The rocking horse has had little use , it has been more ornamental for us. Stored away from direct sunlight and heat sources.

There are some small dents and knocks commensurate with it's age, the worst you can see in the photos.

The last photo also shows where there is a small gap where sections of wood have separated slightly on one side.

Despite this it is still in good condition overall and I'm sure would be relatively easily fully restored but you cannot really see any of the flaws unless you are up close and looking carefully and most of them are to the base rather than the horse itself.

 

Reluctantly selling to make space, it has been a much loved item since we bought it new at Trelowarren Art Gallery in Cornwall in 1998 .