Two horse carriage harnesses

Description:

France, Louis XVI, c. 1780
je ca. 70 x 160 cm
Two sets of horse harness comprising a harness, bridle, curb bit, draw strap and two-horse reins. Made of dark red leather with decorative stitching and bronze fittings; the fittings and buckles of gilt bronze with leaf motifs and ribbon bows.
The Milly Antonie von Friedlaender-Fuld Collection. Auction at Galerie Hugo Helbing, Frankfurt am Main, 11-13 May 1936. 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
Publication:
Helbing Art Auction House: Collection of a major industrialist from the Rhineland. Art holdings from Frankfurt and Berlin, auction catalogue, 11-13 May 1936, catalogue no. 48, p. 50, plate 57, no. 635 - Lost Art-ID: 568024