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MID-19TH CENTURY
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A FINE SET OF PARADE SADDLE FURNITURE FOR A FRENCH GENERAL OFFICER
Mid-19th Century
Comprising a crimson saddle-cloth edged with a double border of gold thread, a shaped quilted saddle-cover of burgundy velvet, a pair of crimson leather holsters with gilt-bronze finials cast and chased with acanthus foliage in relief, the flaps faced with leopardskin, the borders matching those of the saddle-cloth, mounted on a leather back-plate secured by a surcingle of red webbing, a pair of massive gilt-bronze stirrups on red leathers, a black leather peytral decorated with a central heart-shaped medallion set with applied Medusa-head in relief, and two red webbing girth straps
Mid-19th Century
Comprising a crimson saddle-cloth edged with a double border of gold thread, a shaped quilted saddle-cover of burgundy velvet, a pair of crimson leather holsters with gilt-bronze finials cast and chased with acanthus foliage in relief, the flaps faced with leopardskin, the borders matching those of the saddle-cloth, mounted on a leather back-plate secured by a surcingle of red webbing, a pair of massive gilt-bronze stirrups on red leathers, a black leather peytral decorated with a central heart-shaped medallion set with applied Medusa-head in relief, and two red webbing girth straps
Provenance
According to Keith Neal's handwritten card in one of the holsters, the original owner was Général, Duc de Mortemart (1787-1875), and the set was purchased by Keith Neal in Paris from Charles Marchal. Mortemart was a General of the First Empire, during the Restoration, and under Napoleon III. He was also ambassador to St. Petersburg
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.