7th May, 2014 10:00
Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria: The John Woodman Higgins Armoury Collection
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**A SADDLE IN 16TH CENTURY STYLE
**A SADDLE IN 16TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY; A PAIR OF ITALIAN STIRRUPS, LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY; AND A PAIR OF IRON REINS IN 16TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY
the first with wooden frame, the outer surface covered with padded red velvet, fitted with V-shaped bow and rectangular cantle, each applied with large steel plates chased with bold scrolls of foliage against a punched ground at the front, the cantle decorated en suite and including marine monsters and a central palmette (the fabric extensively worn); the second with openwork oval treads, a pair of slender side-bars rising to an integral D-shaped loop for suspension, the principal bars decorated with delicate filed ribs, and retaining traces of early gilding throughout; and the third each formed of an alternating arrangement of links and circular panels
the first: 45 cm; 17 3/4 in high
(5)
Provenance
JWHA Inv. No. 2610
Sold for £800
**A SADDLE IN 16TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY; A PAIR OF ITALIAN STIRRUPS, LATE 16TH/EARLY 17TH CENTURY; AND A PAIR OF IRON REINS IN 16TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY
the first with wooden frame, the outer surface covered with padded red velvet, fitted with V-shaped bow and rectangular cantle, each applied with large steel plates chased with bold scrolls of foliage against a punched ground at the front, the cantle decorated en suite and including marine monsters and a central palmette (the fabric extensively worn); the second with openwork oval treads, a pair of slender side-bars rising to an integral D-shaped loop for suspension, the principal bars decorated with delicate filed ribs, and retaining traces of early gilding throughout; and the third each formed of an alternating arrangement of links and circular panels
the first: 45 cm; 17 3/4 in high
(5)
Provenance
JWHA Inv. No. 2610
