Lot 125: A Collection of Antique and Vintage Brass and Leather Fireside and Equestrian Metalware
An assortment of British domestic and stable-related brassware. The collection includes a pair of fireplace bellows featuring embossed brass plates with scrolling foliate and floral motifs secured to a leather and wood frame with a tapered brass nozzle. Also included is a cylindrical brass chestnut roaster with a hinged lid and a long hollow handle, and a cast brass footed trivet of triangular form with a pierced scrolling openwork design and a circular handle. The group further comprises two polished brass shoe horns.
The lot features two brown leather straps mounted with various cast brass horse brasses. One strap contains a notable commemorative brass featuring a sunburst design around a central red fabric insert, with a border reading EDWARD VII CROWNED 1902 and LONG LIVE THE KING. Another brass depicts a relief of a horse and rider with a banner below reading TALLY. The remaining brasses display various geometric and animal themes, including horses, dogs, and heraldic crests. A rectangular brass mount on one strap depicts a horse in profile.
Condition report:
The brass components across the collection show general surface patina, oxidation, and tarnishing (photo 1). The leather on the bellows and horse brass straps exhibits signs of age including surface wear, cracking, and stiffening (photo 1). The red fabric insert on the 1902 Coronation brass shows visible fading and surface wear (photo 1). Minor scuffs, scratches, and small dents consistent with domestic use and handling are present throughout the lot.
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