What are horse brasses?

Horse brasses are decorative metal plaques that were attached to the leather martingales and harnesses of working horses during the nineteenth century. They served both as traditional adornment and as protective amulets. Today, these brasses are collected for their varied designs, which include geometric patterns, royal portraits, and animal motifs.

How were coaching horns used?

Coaching horns were sounded by guards on horse-drawn stagecoaches to warn other road users of their approach and to signal toll gates to open. Their long, tapered brass or copper bodies produced a loud, carrying note. In domestic settings, they transitioned into decorative items for country houses and halls.

Where were doorstops placed?

Heavy brass doorstops were kept on the floor inside large rooms and hallways to prevent heavy doors from slamming shut in draughty country houses. Subjects like foxes, horses and human figures were weighted to hold open solid timber doors. They functioned as practical tools that doubled as decorative focal points near hearths and entrances.

How do I date these items?

Dating relies on stylistic markers, manufacturing techniques, and materials such as oak backplates, bevelled mirror glass, and cast brass versus stamped metal. Victorian and Edwardian pieces often bear specific motifs linked to royal jubilees or traditional hunting culture. Comparing the wear on leather, wood and metal helps establish whether an object dates from the nineteenth century or the early twentieth century.

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These pieces of equestrian brass decor bring utilitarian harness ornaments, heavy doorstops and hunting horns straight from the stable into the country house.

Antique English Oak & Brass Equestrian Crop Hook - Horse's Head C.1890

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