Taking a Detour to Shop

I had to run to JoAnn's and Hobby Lobby for some sewing supplies, so naturally I made a little detour to a nearby antique shop while I was out and about. There are a lot of horsey items to be found in the antique shops and flea markets around Indiana, and usually I come home with something from my forays.

I don't collect metal horses, but I've seen this piece before and am always tempted by the Breyer Yearling mold that was copied and used for it.

This piece looked promising, but it was made of plaster and had very rough seams and bumps on its body. Plus, they wanted $50 for it.

Just because they are plastic horses, they aren't necessarily Breyers. This seller mislabeled several of these as such.

This Breyer Family Arabian Mare has been on the shelf since before the pandemic. She has a lot of rubs and is priced high. Still, I was tempted to rescue her. (Maybe next time?)

At $15, I probably should have brought this pony and rider home with me, just to get it into the hands of collectors.

I don't know much about Breyer's early tack, but I may go back and get this saddle, too.

More metal horses priced at $35 each. Probably a fair price for them as they are in good shape.

A whimsical piece of "saw art" in a booth with other pieces of saw art available.

I think these are copies of some Chinese artwork. I've seen the molds in various mediums (I had a set of resin/wood) and at $1 each are probably reasonably priced but I left them behind.

This wasn't labeled but I think it is an American Girl horse.

This 1984-1988 Little Bit Clydesdale did come home with me. There is a distinct pearly sheen in his coat although the bare plastic on his legs is not pearly. He's a curiosity, he's old, and hasn't been in Breyer's line-up since 2006, so I grabbed him.

A pretty but pricey bronze horse and rider statue.

A Madame Alexander Doll Horse in its box.

This framed copper horse was kind of cool and certainly very unusual.

You just never know where you are going to see a horse's head pop out at you - I almost walked past these without seeing them.

Real Breyers in a glass case. Prices were pretty good but I left them all there.

A Hartland Wyatt Earp and horse for $68 were also in the glass case. I have Hartlands but chose to leave this one behind.

A Hagen Renaker lion for $2? I'll probably go back for it.

So, what did I bring home?

 

The Little Bit Clydesdale with the odd sheen in its coat,

a Breyer Boxer (my sixth, but he is so pretty!),

and a 1950 - 1954 Hagen Renaker Cocker Spaniel (my second.) Hey, when they're older than me, they deserve rescuing, right?

I was glad I'd taken that little detour while I was out buying sewing notions.