Auction 85
From Medieval Europe to New Spain
Mar 4, 2021
Spain
Carrer del Comte de Salvatierra, nº8, 08006 Barcelona (Spain)
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LOT 32:
Velvet horse blanket with hood, embroidered with gold and silver thread and with a cast iron bit. Florence. Italy. ...
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Sold for: €10,000
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€10,000 - €15,000
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Velvet horse blanket with hood, embroidered with gold and silver thread and with a cast iron bit. Florence. Italy. 15th century.
A similar model is kept at the Stibbert Museum in Florence, in the "della Cavalcata" hall.
The horse blanket or dress was a large cover for decorating the horse, mostly for participating in tournaments, showing the emblems of their knights. Important noble families had their own coats of arms and colours, and dressed their horses in the same colours and coat of arms.
