TORIS SADDLE PLATES by GAUCHO

Argentina, circa 1900

Silver plated

H.: 15; Long. : 41cm

H.: 17; Long. : 32.5cm

H.: 15; Long. : 28cm

(wear and lack of use)

These embossed silver metal plates were used to adorn the saddles of Gaucho riders. The largest bears the name “Boiadeiro” in capital letters, against a background of foliage and flower buds. It is mounted on a wooden blade and is numbered “54”, accompanied by the shooting star hallmark.

The second centered “Francano” plate is decorated with a symmetrical decoration of flowers, leaves and birds, and is stamped “guaranto”.

Finally, the smallest, also mounted on a wooden blade, is centered with a round and concave medallion whose band contains the following initials: “MCES”. Its decoration is the richest: two large flowering branches in a scroll in a frame of pearl stripes.

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