Description:

South America, Uruguay, Montevideo, ca. 19th century CE. A stunning pair of nickel silver stirrups known as estribos de campana or bell stirrups, made by Broqua and Scholberg, presenting sizeable, bell-shaped foot platforms, each adorned with an openwork design of a leaping horse and scrolling foliate motifs with liberal remains of silver plating. Two curved arms gracefully rise from opposite ends of each stirrup, meeting at the center and culminating in a trapezoidal strap buckle. Floral reliefs additionally embellish the strap buckles. The peripheries of the arms are marked with the Sun of May - the national emblem of Uruguay and Argentina - and the words "RINCON 139 / MONTEVIDEO," "BROQUA / SCHOLBERG," "DEPOSE," and "GARANTIDO." Size: 2.5" L x 5.2" W x 7.3" H (6.4 cm x 13.2 cm x 18.5 cm)

Provenance: private Denver, Colorado, USA collection, acquired in the 1960's

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#174238

  • Condition: Some nicks and indentations commensurate with age and use. Otherwise, both are intact and excellent with nice preservation of incised detail and light patina. Liberal remains of silver plating. The peripheries of the arms have remains of marks: " RINCON 139 / MONTEVIDEO," "BROQUA / SCHOLBERG," "TF POSE," "GARANTIDO," and the Sun of May.

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