An Edwardian Officer's Bridle - Bit1033 box-spurs Sowter & Co used this

Sowter & Co used this London address between 1848 & 1967/

32kg ( 2lb 14¼oz)

The horn  has a few minor dents and dings

One spur is stamped "Maxwell" on the underside of its neck

It probably dates from the late 19th or early 20th Century

An Edwardian Officer's Bridle - Bit1033 box-spurs Sowter & Co used thisThis bridle is made of tan leather. The browband wraps around the headpiece with a brass stud on each end. The headstall has keepers which hold the T bars of a watering bit. There is a separate headpiece which holds the curb bit. There is a white neck rope which attaches to the headstall with a tan leather strap The buckles are gilt and have cast foliate decoration. The buckles on the curb headpiece and the neck rope are not the same as the rest. The