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RARE LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH C AMERICAN ANTIQUE SM SEWN/STUFFED LEATHER PONY COLLAR
$ 99
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Description
RARELATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY
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ANTIQUE
SMALL
PONY
LEATHER HAND TOOLED
&
HAND
SEWN HORSE COLLARED HARNESS,
with
SOFT, SUPPLE, FINELY TOOLED,
STUFFED
TANNED
LEATHER
(Circa 1885-1915)
Late 19th-early 20th c
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antique hand made, stuffed, leather horse/pony leather collared harnesses
DIMENSIONS:
22" Height x 14" Width x 4 1⁄2" Depth
DESCRIPTION:
This quite rare
late 19th to early 20th century
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antique, diminutive hand-tooled, hand-sewn and stuffed leather horse collared harness, was designed for a smaller horse and even perhaps for a pony. It still has miraculously soft, supple leather and the sturdy cord leather stitching is nearly entirely intact. There's but a small pinhole in the leather cover found on the underside of the stuffed collar, which would've come into contact with the animal itself. The front side or show side of the collar has rich, chocolate and sepia brown color that's alligatored along its sides, showing the leather may have been repeatedly treated with some kind of wax or moisturizing agent over the years, perhaps even some kind of tar or pine pitch, that's since collected into raised burrs or pebble sized bumps. This side is harder and stiffer than the soft, slightly worn underside, where the leather is somewhat scuffed. The apex of the harness shows very capable leather craftsmanship and the hand-sewn leather is expertly realized. The interior stuffing is still soft and malleable. Outstanding
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craftsmanship and a very fine, rare diminutive, pony or small horse sized
late 19th to early 20th century
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antique hand-sewn, stuffed, tanned leather horse collared harness. Outstanding condition and gorgeous leather surfaces. Wonderful.
CONDITION:
Very Good to Excellent overall antique condition.