Original Swedish Dala Horse. Large: about 10inch high. Very good condition, but some same mark on the – please check pictures. Most of the Dala horse come without signature or year, but this one is signed and dated. Comes from swedish family, where grandfather was doing Vasaloppet. V asaloppet (swedish for’the Vasa-race’) is an annual long distance cross-country ski race held on the first Sunday of March. As he was parcipiating in several ski race, now some of those dala horse is for sale. Please check my other listing for another color and year. Swedish Dala Horses are perhaps the most recognizable horse in the world and have a wonderful history and story behind their creation. It doesn’t get any more Swedish than this! The horses are handcrafted, and the timber comes from the slowly growing pine forests around Siljan in central Sweden. Handpainted by artisans, each horse is unique. This is a real treasure for collectors and decorators! The item “Vintage Akta Hemslojd Painted Swedish Dala Horse Wooden Folk Art brown Large 10″ is in sale since Monday, October 5, 2020. This item is in the category “Antiques\Decorative Arts\Woodenware\Carved Figures”. The seller is “mynordicstyle” and is located in Stockholm. This item can be shipped worldwide.
