Anders Zorn and his favorite Dala horse.

A Dala horse - Known widely in Sweden as a Zorn style, not because of the style itself but because the famous Swedish artist Anders Zorn loved Dala horses and in particular had choosen horses from the same area that this one is from. Horses were carved in Bergkarlås and painted by the Hvits in Vattnäs. Zorn liked Dalecarlian horses and bought many from the late 1800's until the 1930's. His museum in Mora has pieces in exhibit. The Dala as a candle holder was first made by Zorn from a regular Dala horse and the Dala horse candle holder has been a mainstay ever since. The Dala pictured above was owned by an old woman, last known to be in her 90's who had gotten it from her mother had to let it go due to her night stand in the home being too cluttered by the few of her last, most treasured possessions.