A Pair of Silver Decorated Chilean Huaso Spurs - Spur554
A Pair of Silver Decorated Chilean Huaso Spurs - Spur554
A pair of steel South American spurs with large rowels.
These have pierced decoration along both sides of their heel bands.
Their outer surfaces of the heel bands have inlaid silver decoration.
There are some losses to the silver overlay on the necks, this has exposed the underlying steel which shows some surface oxidation.
The ends of the heel bands of the spurs have two slots for straps and are decorated with lines of "beads" in a white metal - probably a nickel alloy
There is also beading where the necks join the bodies of the spurs.
They have large many pointed steel rowels which show a little surface oxidation.
The ends of the rowel pins have brass decoration.
There are no maker's marks or stamps
Dimensions : 8½" (21.5cm) long including rowel x 3¼" (8.5cm) internal width,
Rowel 4" (10cm)
Weight - approx 2lb 3oz (986g)
Ref : spur554