Pair of Antique Chinese Stirrups - Stirrup180 arab A branch cheek steel bit

A branch cheek steel bit

Dimensions : Staghorn : 5" (12

There is a small tan coloured leather box for shirt studs fixed inside the box

This fine whip has a silver cap and collar with foliate decoration

The boots have very narrow feet - too narrow for most modern feet

Pair of Antique Chinese Stirrups - Stirrup180 arab A branch cheek steel bitTwo hand forged iron stirrups. These have oval treads, there is no raised lip around the edge. There are curved arches, with a suspension loop on top. Although they are very similar, one stirrup is taller than the other, they probably come from two different pairs of stirrups. These stirrups are not decorated, perhaps they are early, or simply primitive examples, made by a local smith rather than a specialist? There is some very slight surface