The following are horse in the personal collection of Black Horse Ranch and are for reference use only.
This company was founded in the 1940s by Oscars Mortens, who had just moved to the United States from Sweden. His partner was Gunnar Thelin, and together they produced figurines of dogs, cats, wild animals, and of course, horses. The figurines were made out of a plaster like material over a metal frame. Morten Studios has been out of production for many years; most pieces are marked with either an ink stamp or a paper label. They are also marked Royal Design. The finish is an enamel like finish and is prone to cracks and chips. Humidity effects the cracking as well, so damage is common on all pieces. Repairs are normally easy to do, but the repairs stay and the rest of the sculpture tends to deteriorate...so while very old now, a mint condition one is very hard to find, and must be taken care of in order to survive.
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Here are the rest of the Mortons pieces in my collection... cattle, wildlife, cats, and many dogs. Enjoy!
Black Angus Bull |
Ayrshire Cow |
Brahma Bull |
Hereford Bull |
? and Black Panther |
Buck deer (left has missing horns), right is damaged horns |
Fawn and Doe |
Seagull flying plaque |
Large Male Lion |
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Longhair cats |
Sitting Siamese Cat |
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Silver tabby, closeup of back coloring. |
Large Afgan standing |
Large Beagle Standing |
Medium Beagles sitting |
Medium sized Bedlingham Terrier |
Large Boston Terrier Puppy sitting |
Large sized Boxers |
large Sized Boxer Pup sitting |
Medium sized Boxer Puppies |
Medium Sized Boxer adults |
Medium Sized Boxer adults |
Small sized Boxer adults (about 2" tall) |
Large Boxer plaques |
Large sized Bulldog puppy sitting in bi color and fawn |
Large Bulldog puppy sitting in fawn |
Large size Chihuahua standing and sitting in black/tan |
Chihuahua wall plaque |
Large sized black Cocker Spaniel Sitting |
Large Sized Cockers standing, medium sized lying adult and large sitting Puppy. |
Medium sized Cockers |
Small sized Cocker Spaniels |
Large sized Collie standing |
Medium sized Collies |
Small sized Dalmation sitting |
Large sized Great Danes in fawn |
Large sized Great Danes in harlequin |
Large sized Daushunds in red/tan and black and tan |
Large Sized Dobermans standing and lying |
Large sized German SHepard Dogs |
Large lying German Shepard |
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Large sized Irish Setter |
Medium sized Irish Setters (puppy is large sized) |
Large sized Pekenese |
Large sized Pointer , black and white |
Large sized Pointer, brown and white |
Medium sized Pointers, liver/white |
Large sized Pomeranian |
Small sized Pomeranian |
Medium sized Samoyed sitting |
large sized Scotty puppy sitting |
Large sized Setter show standing |
large sized Spaniel liver and white |
Medium sized Spaniels and puppy |
Medium sized Spaniel puppies |
Large St.Bernard standing |
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Medium sized Welsh Terrier |
Large sized West Highland White |
Medium sized Wire Fox Terrier sitting |
