North America, Mexico, Spanish Colonial period, ca. late 18th to early 19th century CE. A wonderful set of matching spurs forged from carbon-steel with curved bands and intricate rowels. The openwork bands are adorned with floral motifs on the bodies, terminals bearing both circular and floral attachment buttons, and an incised strap tube beneath each button. The protruding arms on each depict a tusked boar holding a pin in its mouth, and a sixteen-pronged rowel spins within its housing. Each spur, save for inside the curved band, is overlaid with fine silver (83-94%) that accentuates the incised detailing on each intricate detail. Size of each (both are relatively similar): 6.875" L x 3.2" W (17.5 cm x 8.1 cm); quality of silver: between 83% and 94%.
For two sets of stylistically similar spurs, please see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession numbers 15.116.1-.2 and 15.116.3-.4
Provenance: private Glorieta, New Mexico, USA collection, acquired in 2020; ex-private Guanajuato, Mexico, collection
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Condition
Both spurs have slight bending to overall forms of curved bands and rowels, with minor softening to some finer details, and fading to small areas of original silver overlay, otherwise intact and excellent. Great patina throughout.