Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 27 Nov 2024
A collection of 19th century South or Central American rowel spurs, comprising: i) a pair, white
A collection of 19th century South or Central American rowel spurs, comprising: i) a pair, white metal, plain heel bands with leather straps, necks of fluted baluster form, large iron rowels with close-set spokes; ii) a pair, white metal, heel bands decorated with chevrons, leather straps, ornate necks, multi-spoke iron rowels; iii) a pair, all-steel, thick heel bands cut with diagonal lines, leather straps, flat necks, rowels each with eight short spokes; iv) a pair, gilt-metal, heel bands and necks with ornate foliate decoration in relief, necks terminating in boars' heads (one incomplete), small iron rowels with triangular spokes; v) a single steel spur, large pierced roundel between the heel band and the openwork decorated neck, large pierced rowel. [9]
The Barry Roberts Collection