Decorator Colors!

What are Decorator Colors?

Decorator colors are colors painted on horses that are not found on real horses. Some decorator colors are silver filigree, copenhagen, and gold charm. Woodgrain is not considered a decorator color, but I am including information on it anyway.

left to right: mauve copenhagen, gold charm, copenhagen, wedgewood, florentine

Woodgrains

Woodgrains are very popular. Breyer created them during the late 1950's and early 1960's. Woodgrains were painted to look like they were carved from wood. Light woodgrains are the most common, but darker ones are harder to find. Dark woodgrains were mainly used for clocks. Woodgrains don't come cheap, and are hard to find. Pictures to come later. An example of a woodgrain is #985 on the Semi-Rearing Mustang, produced from 1963-1966.

Gold Charm

Gold Charm models are a metallic gold. The manes and tails are white, and the horse will usually have a bald face or other facial marking, and often times socks ore stockings. Pictures to come later. An example of a gold charm model is #712001, the Breyer dealer special on Newsworthy.

Florentine

Florentine is a dappled version of gold charm. Pictures to come later. An example of florentine is #703596, Giltedge, on the Aristocrat Champion Hackney mold.

The 2002 Breyerfest Volunteer Model:

Wedgewood

Wedgewood Breyers are painted to look like Wedgwood china--a soft, light blue, with a white mane and tail. Wedgewoods often have a bald face or other facial marking, and usually leg markings. Wedgewoods are normally matte. Pictures to come later. An example of a wedgewood colored Breyer is #1215, the treasure hunt Lady Phase.

A Wedgewood pinto Gem Twist Test:

Copenhagen

Similar to florentine, copenhagen models are a dappled version of another color. In this case, it's a dappled version of wedgewood. Pictures to come later. An example of copenhagen is the 2009 Breyerfest Funfetti Stablemate model.

Silver Filigree

Silver filigree is a fairly new color. It was first made in the 1990's. It's like florentine but silver--a metallic silver color with a white mane and tail, often times markings, and with dapples. Pictures to come later. An example of a silver filigree horse is the #1193 Treasure Hunt Prize on the Silver mold.

December 2008 Web Special, Silver Snow:

Ageless Bronze

Many collectors aren't familiar with ageless bronze. Ageless Bronze, like silver filigree, was introduced in the 1990's. It's a dark, slightly metallic bronze color. Pictures to come later. It's rarely used, but can be found on #832, Hyksos, the Egyptian Arabian.

Pictures by Breyer