A horse carriage harness

Description:

France, Louis XV, first half of the 18th century
ca. 90 x 180 cm
A red leather carriage harness with decorative stitching and gilded bronze fittings, comprising a harness, bridle, drawstrap and curb chain, with fittings and buckles in gilt bronze set with rocailles.
The Milly Antonie von Friedlaender-Fuld Collection. Auction at Galerie Hugo Helbing, Frankfurt am Main, 11-13 May 1936, lot 633. Acquired at this auction by the German Leather Museum in Offenbach; has remained in the museum’s collection ever since; restituted in 2026 to the heirs of Milly Antonie von Friedländer-Fuld
Published:
Helbing Art Auction House: Collection of a major industrialist from the Rhineland. Frankfurt and Berlin Art Collections, Auction Catalogue, 11-13 May 1936, Catalogue No. 48, p. 50. Plate 57, No. 633 (sold there as a pair of harnesses)
Lost Art-ID: 568022