British officer or Jockey ? (2 Viewers)

[denitz]

Could you help me ID this figure ?

Strange mount between horse's legs

 

[theBaron]

It looks like the horse's stance is rearing up on its hind legs. Taken together, the rider and horse remind me a little of the Spanish Riding School and its Lippizaners. It's hard to see his headgear--is he wearing a fore-and-aft bicorn? If he is, then I'd say this figure does depict a Lippizaner and rider.

Prost!
Brad

 

[denitz]

 

[denitz]

But who and when can produce it ?

 

[Oberstinhaber]

It looks like the horse's stance is rearing up on its hind legs. Taken together, the rider and horse remind me a little of the Spanish Riding School and its Lippizaners. It's hard to see his headgear--is he wearing a fore-and-aft bicorn? If he is, then I'd say this figure does depict a Lippizaner and rider.

Prost!
Brad

I agree!

"Spanish Riding School" in Vienna. When restored, it will be a nice figure.

Brad, please allow me to correct one small thing. He is wearing a "bicorn", not a tricorn.

The guys (and now some "gals") are still proudly wearing the same uniform.

Oberstinhaber

 

[Oberstinhaber]

But who and when can produce it ?

Good Question! But don't expect an exact answer.

This could have been made anytime in the last 100 years, by a "Toy Soldier" maker, or, most likely by a "Souvenir" maker with no connections to Toy Soldiers. I go to Vienna every 2 years, and always "check out" the SRS, every time there are horse and rider figures, like yours, for sale in the shop. Nobody knows where they come from, probably China, these days.

Holger Eriksson and Britains are 2 mainstream "Toy Soldier" makers who have done SRS figures (I have them in my collection) your figure doesn't look like either of these makers work.

As I said in a post below, once restored, it will be a pretty figure, I think that the horse is really well sculpted.

Happy Collecting

Oberstinhaber

 

[thebritfarmer]

I agree!

"Spanish Riding School" in Vienna. When restored, it will be a nice figure.

Brad, please allow me to correct one small thing. He is wearing a "bicorn", not a tricorn.

The guys (and now some "gals") are still proudly wearing the same uniform.

Oberstinhaber

Brad didn't mention a tricorn, he suggested a bicorn.

 

[denitz]

Thank you anyway :smile2:

 

[theBaron]

Yep, I said "bicorn", though I was mistaken, it's not a fore-and-aft. I can look in my references (eg, O'Brian) to see who might have made it. Is it hollowcast or solid? If it's solid, I suspect it's a European maker, possibly German (first likelihood), maybe French (second likelihood).

Prost!
Brad