Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál & Elizabeth Feller - Day 1 - 9th November 2021
Lot 380
A GOOD PAIR OF LEATHER POSTILLION BOOTS
Estimate £800 - £1,200
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Description
A GOOD PAIR OF LEATHER POSTILLION BOOTS
18TH CENTURY
48.3cm high (2)
Provenance
The Peter Hornsby Leather Collection, item 353.
Upper Slaughter Manor, The Collection of Micheál and Elizabeth Feller.
Catalogue Note
A postillion was a horseman who rode one of a pair of horses pulling a carriage, thick, heavy boots were required as the legs of the rider were susceptible to injury.