Victorian Ladies Sidesaddle Whip with Gilt Mounts - w1677 islamic neck 6cm (2¼")

neck 6cm (2¼")

It has its original steel curb chain and one unusual double curb hook

They have quite large steel many pointed rowelsThere is a silver metal disc on each side of each rowel

Late 19th or early twentieth century long boot pulls

a rose and a shamrock

Victorian Ladies Sidesaddle Whip with Gilt Mounts - w1677 islamic neck 6cm (2¼")This long slim whip has a gilded cap with cast foliate decoration and a loop which holds a purple silk tasselled wrist strap. It has a gilt collar, also with cast decoration and a blank shield where initials could be engraved. Between the cap and the collar the grip of the whip is covered in tan leather with a finely stitched seam. The rest of the long tapering whalebone shaft is covered in braided thread. The whip has its original vellum and silk