Lot Essay
A closely comparable pair is in the Stibbert Collection, Florence. See L.G. Boccia, Il Museo Stibbert a Firenze, 1975, cat. no. 241, pl. 226.
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LATE 16TH CENTURY
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A PAIR OF ITALIAN GILT-BRONZE PARADE STIRRUPS
Late 16th Century
Cast in relief, with triangular sides decorated with a vertical arrangement of a classical urn topped by addorsed monsters, all supported by a satyr squatting at the base and all on a contrasting stippled ground, boxed suspension loops each faced with a demon mask within a strapwork frame, treads of four bars, the forward bar centering on a lion mask, the subsidiary edges punched and engraved with foliage, and retaining most of their original gilding throughout.
6¼in (15.9cm) (2)
Late 16
Cast in relief, with triangular sides decorated with a vertical arrangement of a classical urn topped by addorsed monsters, all supported by a satyr squatting at the base and all on a contrasting stippled ground, boxed suspension loops each faced with a demon mask within a strapwork frame, treads of four bars, the forward bar centering on a lion mask, the subsidiary edges punched and engraved with foliage, and retaining most of their original gilding throughout.
6¼
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