Hand-painted Old Jointed Wooden Horse antique garden tool and all lovingly bordered with

and all lovingly bordered with flowers and leaves and birds and flourishes and "forget me nots"

just great--almost iconic really--with terrific aging to the paint

which I believe dates to late 1940s or early 50s

6 3/4" tall x 2 3/8" wide x 5 3/8" long

which I’d guess dates from the 40s or 50s

Hand-painted Old Jointed Wooden Horse antique garden tool and all lovingly bordered withThere are no holes to suggest this horse ever hung from strings, and with his front legs jointed at the knees he can't stand up straight (though he will balance on his own if resting on a knee) so I'm not entirely sure what this very sweet old horse was made for, though now I think I might mount him on the wall balanced on a few strategically placed nails. The white details of the face (including smiling mouth) mane and tale were hand painted on top