The Art of Hand Painted Carousel Horses

A beautiful hand painted carousel horse can be purchased online or from a local antique store. They are also sometimes available for sale at auctions, and you can also purchase one at a very good price at a sale. Hand painted carousel horses have a beauty of their own. They are professionally painted by skilled artists and the horses are signed and numbered. They are purchased by people who collect them or, or want to give them as a gift to a child. They stay in the family for years to come and become a family heirloom - for this reason they can serve as a very memorable gift.

You can find carousel horses which are beautifully hand painted with golden accents. Hand painted merry go round horses are available in up to eight sizes (including large and small) that come with brass plated steel poles. They have a matching wood base and buyers can even choose from either having a music box base or lamp kits/shades. Buyers can choose having their carousel horses custom painted by professional artists, or They can purchase unfinished ones and add a personalized touch to the horse by painting these themselves. Beautiful hand painted carousel horses can be placed in restaurants, buildings, office locations, stores and inside or outside one's home. All antique carousel horses are painted individually so every style and design is unique. You will never find two of the same horse. Modern designs are available in molded resin and plastic fiber glass mixtures. Hand carved horses can also be purchased, each with a pole and a matching base.

No matter where you purchase one of these beautiful horses from, you will indeed be satisfied with the antique touch it will provide to your home. You can also decorate your child's nursery or room with one. Hand painted carousels have that personalized touch to them which looks both unique and elegant. This is why more and more people are opting for hand painted carousels and sometimes do the painting themselves on the unpainted ones. You can do this with a child on a rocking horse and the child will remember that one special gift for the rest of his or her life.

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