An antique French wooden horse figurine or statuette, mounted on a black base. Horses were carved from wood and then used as the forms for papier mache toys; these original wood forms are rare. Early 19th- or possibly 18th-century from the age of the wood. 7.5ʺW × 2.5ʺD × 8.5ʺH. Missing front leg, tail, and tip of one ear.