PAIR OF STIRRUPS. CARVED WOOD, IRON. CHILE, SOUTH AMERICA, 18TH CENTURY.
Antiques - Miscellaneous / Other Objects
Reference: ZF0933
Pair of stirrups. Carved wood, iron. Chile, 18th century. Pair of stirrups composed of a carved wooden block, in the shape of a half-moon at the front, and decorated on the outside with geometric and vegetal elements, and a surrounding piece of iron. By reserving metal for other uses during the 18th century, wood began to be used more frequently to make stirrups in Chile. The shape of the present pair, which follows a common typology of the time, seems to have been derived from Asturian pieces, preferred over metal stirrups for protection from water, branches, etc., being the artisanal development exercised above all by the Jesuits in the area which led to this type of carvings and ornaments, which survive to this day.
· Size: 16x20x17 cms.
400 €
