
Edward Luper
Specialist, Chinese Works of Art


Sold for £12,750 inc. premium
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Specialist, Chinese Works of Art
十九世紀 鍍金鏤龍紋馬鞍及馬轡一組
The presence of a red yak-hair tassel (snying dom) on the bridle of the present lot indicates that this set once belonged to a government official. Compare with a related Tibetan saddle, 18th/19th century, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, illustrated in Warriors of the Himalayas, New Haven and London, 2006, no.116. See another related saddle, 19th/20th century, illustrated in Ibid., no.124.
See a related copper alloy repoussé saddle with associated stirrups and bridle, Tibet, 18th/19th century, which was sold at Bonhams New York, 19 March 2019, lot 942.