There are more than 150 recorded horse models produced by Beswick (the first was modelled on the 1938 Derby winner) and many of those were produced in colour variations. The classic model of Huntsman (1501) was made in seven colours in its 40-year production run from the 1950s. The example here, a grey, galloped away at £920, lengths ahead of another in brown sold at £340.
Made between 1963 and 1982, Horse and Jockey (1862) was made in two colours. One in the more common brown made £375 but the example in grey sold at £680. Another Horse and Jockey model, this one numbered 1037, sold at £550, while a model 1391, the well-known Mounted Indian
that ran from 1955 to 1990, made £460.
Of the unmounted horses, the Skewbald Pony and the Piebald Pony made £170 and £180 respectively.
Ditching reserves helps Beswick mount up an even bigger success
IS there currently a more buoyant sector of the ceramics market than Beswick animals? Malcolm's No. 1 Auctioneers (12.5% buyer's premium) March 29 sale, held at Trustees Hall, Boston Spa, attracted what Malcolm Dowson estimated to be his largest ever attendance in over 20 years of auctioneering. The primary reason? A private collection of Beswick horse figures entered without reserve by a local resident who has decided to live in Spain.
