A RARE GERMAN HORSE MUZZLE, FIRST HALF OF THE 16TH
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A RARE GERMAN HORSE MUZZLE, FIRST HALF OF THE 16TH CENTURY
formed of a series of slender riveted bars, fitted at the top with a panel filled with the inscription 'FRANZ HENTL' (originally surmounted by a slender panel, now removed), the centre with a chiselled monsterhead, the cheek panels formed of V-shaped bars, the base with a circular panel with pierced and cusped border, and the inner face formed of two pairs of bars fixed to a central bar, retaining a single buckle for attachment (the other missing)
20.5 cm; 8 in high
Literature
Antoni Romuald Chodyñski, Horse Muzzles, Munich 1987, pp. 4-20.
formed of a series of slender riveted bars, fitted at the top with a panel filled with the inscription 'FRANZ HENTL' (originally surmounted by a slender panel, now removed), the centre with a chiselled monsterhead, the cheek panels formed of V-shaped bars, the base with a circular panel with pierced and cusped border, and the inner face formed of two pairs of bars fixed to a central bar, retaining a single buckle for attachment (the other missing)
20.5 cm; 8 in high
Literature
Antoni Romuald Chodyñski, Horse Muzzles, Munich 1987, pp. 4-20.
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A RARE GERMAN HORSE MUZZLE, FIRST HALF OF THE 16TH
Estimate £3,000 - £4,000
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