Pair of Rowel Spurs
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This pair of spurs is entirely adorned with geometrical chiseled and pierced decoration, giving them a rich lacework aspect. They were certainly worn and kept as pieces of jewelry as much as being used as practical equestrian objects.
This type of chiseled and pierced decoration was used by the spur makers in eastern Germany in the 16th and 17th centuries. Despite their name, spur makers not only made spurs, but also all the small equestrian hardware like bits, stirrups, muzzles, cavessons or curry-combs, sometimes adorned with the same intricate decoration.
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