January 26, 2024 Brian Lebel's Old West Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/26/2024
Double 16-strand rawhide body with covered red and natural stainless steel ring, red and brown buttons with 12-point design. Elegant as well as functional, these hobbles include a moveable braided button that functions as a keeper to hold the loops on the buttons, securing the hobbles on the horse’s forelegs. Includes signed Letter of Authentication with photo dated by Ortega 10/19/90.
Provenance: Made for Lloyd W. Taggart, Las Vegas, Nevada, circa 1970s
High Noon Collection, Los Angeles, California
Exhibited: The Rawhide Artistry of Luis Ortega, The Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles, California, April 3-July 4, 2005