‡ A PAIR OF IRON STIRRUPS, IN GERMAN 16TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY ‡ A PAIR O…

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‡ A PAIR OF IRON STIRRUPS, IN GERMAN 16TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY

‡ A PAIR OF IRON STIRRUPS, IN GERMAN 16TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY each with open tread of three internal bars and a curved bar front and back, the latter each pierced with a heart, flared arched side-bars pierced with two rows of tall slots beneath a heart, the apex with a box-mount pierced with a heart front and back and with provision for the straps, and the main edges decorated with a file roped design (heavily patinated throughout), 14.8 cm high (2) Provenance Bruce Axt Collection A related pair of stirrups are preserved in the Royal Armouries, Leeds (acc. No. VI.347)

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‡ A PAIR OF IRON STIRRUPS, IN GERMAN 16TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY

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