December 10-13, 2024 Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/10/2024
1) A pair of cast-brass stirrup "irons" of 18th century English form for hunting or light horse saddle, each 5 x 4 3/8 inches, showing fairly coarse finishing work and filing. They were acquired from the Robert Curdy Collection sale in 2005 and have a paper tag with his handwriting in pencil: "18th c brass Stirrups from Northern Berkshire Co. Mass."; WITH 2) a late 18th or early 19th century horse collar composed of four large panels of heavy, tanned hide, the two front ones sewn together, as with the back pair, then stuffed with straw to form an elongated "donut" of crescent form and closed on the sides by overcast lacing through slits cut parallel to the edges, using doubled leather laces. The two ends have a leather strap and a smaller strap bearing an iron harness buckle of the type and size found on British cartridge pouches and some American accoutrements of the 18th and early 19th century, without roller buckle. Overall: 21 1/2 x 145 inches, not including closure straps. Acquired from a Maine "picker" in 2016. CONDITION: stirrups very good to excellent, the horse collar very good considering materials and age, the leather has stiffened and there is light surface dirt and soiling set-in to the leather from period use.