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A RARE PAIR OF CENTRAL ASIAN STIRRUPS

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 250.00 USD
A RARE PAIR OF CENTRAL ASIAN STIRRUPS
Auctions Imperial is pleased to announce our 2013 sale, to be held March 16 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Timonium, Maryland. Over 300 lots of choice antique arms and armor including armor, helmets, shields, swords, daggers, battleaxes, maces, halberds, matchlocks, flintlocks and percussion pieces will be offered. Our fine selection for 2013 includes broadswords, baskethilts, shamshirs, shashkas, palas, kindjals, khanjars, tulwars and spears, as well as chain mail and breastplates. This sale will also include important swords and daggers from the Greek War of Independence and the armor of the K...
Massive examples, wrought entirely of steel with deeply-profiled tread plate and inlaid overall with silver. Retaining their original leather straps with steel buckles, inlaid en suite with silver.First half of the 19th century.Probably Afghan work for a Turkmen client.Overall height including strap 61 cm. Condition II