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The Dog and Pony Show is pleased to offer a wide selection of horse brasses and other harness decorations. These are fascinating and highly decorative items - many of them made during the Victorian era (1840-1902), which was the heyday for them as used objects for draft horses and stylish carriage horses. After that, brasses were primarily made as commemorative pieces, as souvenirs, and as prizes at agricultural shows. All are collectible, and value depends upon rarity and condition. Highly decorated harnesses are still used today, particularly in Britain, at agricultural fairs and competitions, and on state occasions. In addition to individual brasses, there are brass-decorated martingales and breastplates, hames plates, shoulder straps, nosebands, rump straps, and many other pieces. They are wonderful to decorate with - be it in the harness room or the living room!
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English harness brasses
We have a large selection of antique and vintage harness brasses - both single brasses - as shown here - and brasses on straps and harness parts, some of which are also shown on the site. They are wonderfully decorative items and every pattern has its own story.
$5. ea.
Ref.: 0101 |
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Good antique martingale
A great antique martingale with brasses, one of dozens on display at the shop.
$58.
Ref.: 712 |
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Three Victorian bridle face pieces
These face pieces are particularly nice, and if you don't want to display them, they make terrific key rings! The brasses are all early ones - thye wheat sheaf is a cast brass, the other two are stamped brasses.
$50. ea.
Ref.: 940 |
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19th c. martingale with studs and brass
A great worn martingale from the Victorian era with an arrangement of studs on the breastplate, and a brass below. A striking piece.
$350.
Ref.: 953 |
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Unusual rump strap with brasses
This unusual piece would have fastened to the harness backstrap. It is 25 inches long and has two stamped sun brasses and two stamped crescents, as wwll as studs. A nice early piece.
$175.
Ref.: 966 |
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Antique martingale with four beautiful stamped brasses
Stamped brasses are more uncommon than cast brasses: they were made for only a short time. This strap has two heart design brasses, and two fleur d'lys brasses, as well as a great chevron cast brass buckle. the bottom of the strap seems to have been cut off at some point, but it is still a lovely piece.
$175.
Ref.: 967 |
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Decorative draft horse harness hameplate
A great original hameplate in wonderful condition with its backpiece.
$80.
Ref.: 981 |
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Victorian martingales
We offer an extensive selection of Victorian and early Edwardian harness martingales which are all original, as well as collectible individual brasses and brasses on straps. These are highly decorative pieces, and are priced according to rarity and condition.
$200-400
Ref.: 983 |
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