Why do so many listings say Marly or Marley?

It's the same subject, spelt two ways. The Marly Horses after Coustou make up roughly a quarter of everything in the category, and dealers divide almost evenly between the two spellings. Searching one spelling alone will miss a good part of what's listed.

Are horse sculptures always sold in pairs?

No. Just under a quarter of titles use the word pair, and those are mostly the two opposed Marly Horses. Singles appear throughout, including single horse-with-groom casts from the same model. Pairs turn up at every level of the range but gather in the upper half.

What does 'after Coustou' mean on a bronze?

It means the piece follows Coustou's model without being his own work. The original Marly Horses are monumental marbles; what comes to market are later casts and reductions at domestic scale. The wording recurs across the category, nearly always with Coustou named. In the range, an attributed original sits above a piece described this way.

How common are Japanese horse bronzes?

Japan is the second nationality of the category after France, at around one title in eight. They're dated by reign period, Meiji, Taisho and Showa, with Taisho the one that appears most in titles. Bronze okimono and foundry-signed horses form a coherent group, and boxwood netsuke horses turn up alongside them.

Is everything in this category bronze?

Bronze carries just under three quarters of the titles, so it dominates, but the remainder is varied. Carved wood, cast iron, cast silver, spelter, leather, boxwood, marble dust, specimen marble, hardstone and sancai-glazed pottery have all been listed. The non-bronze pieces cluster at the lower end of the range.

How often do these come up for sale?

Around twenty horse sculptures reach the market on Sellingantiques in a year. Seventy-four different dealers have listed one, which tells you this is a subject almost nobody specialises in and almost everyone handles at some point.

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Free-standing horse figures, cast for the most part in bronze, made as decorative sculpture for the table, mantel and hall from desk scale up to life size.

Very Rare Bronze of an English Hunting Scene.

19th century

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Very Rare Bronze of an English Hunting Scene.

From The Country House Gallery

£4,800

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17th century

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A Fine 17th Century Rearing Horse

From Spitalfields House

£9,800

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Equestrian Gilt Bronze Ormolu Statuette of Charles L Horseback Riding 19th C

19th century

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Equestrian Gilt Bronze Ormolu Statuette of Charles L Horseback Riding 19th C

From The Real Wood Furniture Company

£1,300

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19th century

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Bronze Steeple Chase Bt Pierre Lenordez

From The Country House Gallery

£2,800

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19th century

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Horse Head Cast Iron Hitching Post

From The Real Wood Furniture Company

£1,250

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Early 20th Century Cold-painted Bronze "Saddled Horse" by Franz Bergman

1900 - 1920

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Early 20th Century Cold-painted Bronze "Saddled Horse" by Franz Bergman

From Hickmet Fine Arts

£3,850

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19th century

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Bronze Pair of Marley Horses Circa 1875

From Frank Craig Antiques

£750

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L'accolade, Bronze by P. J. Mene of Arab Mare and Stallion

19th century

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L'accolade, Bronze by P. J. Mene of Arab Mare and Stallion

From The Country House Gallery

£6,800

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Equestrian Specimen Marble Carved Study of a Wild Stallion and Mare, Italian Circa 1930

1920 - 1940

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Equestrian Specimen Marble Carved Study of a Wild Stallion and Mare, Italian Circa 1930

From Robert Belcher Antiques

£765

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Superb Japanese Vintage (Early 20thc) Bronze Horse, Tokyo Foundry, Sakai Kōzan

1920 - 1940

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Superb Japanese Vintage (Early 20thc) Bronze Horse, Tokyo Foundry, Sakai Kōzan

From Antik Dragon Japanese & Other Fine Art

£550

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Among the one-offs to pass through the archive: a Benin bronze horseman, a Russian Bogorodskoe carved troika, and a Hellenistic relief in marble dust.

19th century

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French Bronze Figure

From Carradale Farm Antiques

£2,850

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Large Antique Bronze Study of a Nude Male on Horseback

19th century

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Large Antique Bronze Study of a Nude Male on Horseback

From London City Antiques

£5,895

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A Large Bronze Napoleon on Horseback Set on Marble Base.

19th century

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A Large Bronze Napoleon on Horseback Set on Marble Base.

From Carradale Farm Antiques

£2,800

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After Isidore Bonheur: Bronze Huntsman on Horse

1900 - 1920

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After Isidore Bonheur: Bronze Huntsman on Horse

From Pallant Interiors

£345

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Large Antique Marly Horse Figure, French, Equine Statue, Bronze, Victorian, 1880

19th century

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Large Antique Marly Horse Figure, French, Equine Statue, Bronze, Victorian, 1880

From London Fine Antiques

£2,450

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19th century

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Pair of Bronzed Marley Horses

From Georgian Antiques

£1,200

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Antique Horse Sculptures

Very Rare Bronze of an English Hunting Scene.

A Fine 17th Century Rearing Horse

Equestrian Gilt Bronze Ormolu Statuette of Charles L Horseback Riding 19th C

Bronze Steeple Chase Bt Pierre Lenordez

Horse Head Cast Iron Hitching Post

Early 20th Century Cold-painted Bronze "Saddled Horse" by Franz Bergman

Bronze Pair of Marley Horses Circa 1875

L'accolade, Bronze by P. J. Mene of Arab Mare and Stallion

Equestrian Specimen Marble Carved Study of a Wild Stallion and Mare, Italian Circa 1930

Superb Japanese Vintage (Early 20thc) Bronze Horse, Tokyo Foundry, Sakai Kōzan

French Bronze Figure

Large Antique Bronze Study of a Nude Male on Horseback

A Large Bronze Napoleon on Horseback Set on Marble Base.

After Isidore Bonheur: Bronze Huntsman on Horse

Large Antique Marly Horse Figure, French, Equine Statue, Bronze, Victorian, 1880

Pair of Bronzed Marley Horses

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