20th Mar, 2013 10:00
Thomas Del Mar Ltd - Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria - John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
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**AN EMBROIDERED HORSE CAPARISON IN EARLY 17TH CENTURY STYLE
**AN EMBROIDERED HORSE CAPARISON IN EARLY 17TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY
of red velvet, embroidered in gold with bold sprays of foliage over its surface, trimmed with bullion, comprising two large panels for the torso, with further smaller panels for the reins, breastplate, and harness (areas of light wear, losses); together with a saddle pad and saddle lining
Provenance
The first: Hollingworth Magniac Collection
Joseph Duveen
Oliver H. P. Belmont
Clarence H. Mackay, sold Seligmann & Co., New York, 9th November 1940
JWHA Inv. Nos. 2610.10, 2604.5
Literature
Stephen V. Granscay, The John Woodman Higgins Armory, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1961, p. 70-71 (ill).
The museum archives state that the first was formerly in the collections of the Counts Czarpary and also Ca' Morosini, Venice.
Sold for £1,800
**AN EMBROIDERED HORSE CAPARISON IN EARLY 17TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY
of red velvet, embroidered in gold with bold sprays of foliage over its surface, trimmed with bullion, comprising two large panels for the torso, with further smaller panels for the reins, breastplate, and harness (areas of light wear, losses); together with a saddle pad and saddle lining
Provenance
The first: Hollingworth Magniac Collection
Joseph Duveen
Oliver H. P. Belmont
Clarence H. Mackay, sold Seligmann & Co., New York, 9th November 1940
JWHA Inv. Nos. 2610.10, 2604.5
Literature
Stephen V. Granscay, The John Woodman Higgins Armory, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1961, p. 70-71 (ill).
The museum archives state that the first was formerly in the collections of the Counts Czarpary and also Ca' Morosini, Venice.
