A blue GA Olsen hand painted Dala horse, with acrylic paint and sealed with a high gloss finish.
Original sticker to underbelly. A traditional blue horse with folk floral motifs.
**please note this listing is for one horse as per the first photo and description.
about-
A Dala horse (Dalahäst) is a traditional, hand-carved and painted wooden horse from Sweden's Dalarna region, symbolising strength and good luck, and Swedish culture, popular as a toy, souvenir, and national emblem, often recognised by its vibrant red colour and folk art patterns.
Decorated toy horses were being sold from some of the villages of Mora as early as the first half of the 19th century. The Dala horse has become the symbol of Dalarna, as well as of Sweden in general. Modern versions are mass produced and not hand painted with the value of the original vintage pieces increasing in recent years with an appreciation for folk and hand crafted products returning.
measures-
H 13cm
W 12cm
D 3,5cm
notes-
very good condition
light chip to one ear / left back heel
A blue GA Olsen hand painted Dala horse, with acrylic paint and sealed with a high gloss finish.
Original sticker to underbelly. A traditional blue horse with folk floral motifs.
**please note this listing is for one horse as per the first photo and description.
about-
A Dala horse (Dalahäst) is a traditional, hand-carved and painted wooden horse from Sweden's Dalarna region, symbolising strength and good luck, and Swedish culture, popular as a toy, souvenir, and national emblem, often recognised by its vibrant red colour and folk art patterns.
Decorated toy horses were being sold from some of the villages of Mora as early as the first half of the 19th century. The Dala horse has become the symbol of Dalarna, as well as of Sweden in general. Modern versions are mass produced and not hand painted with the value of the original vintage pieces increasing in recent years with an appreciation for folk and hand crafted products returning.
measures-
H 13cm
W 12cm
D 3,5cm
notes-
very good condition
light chip to one ear / left back heel
