1892 Hunting Whip with Racing Scene on Silver Collar - w1579 african This pair of small slipper

This pair of small slipper stirrups date from the late 19th of early 20th Century

The whip has a braided leather round topThe rigid shaft or stock is covered in chestnut coloured braided leather

early eighteenth century

It has a braided silver wire collar

Dimensions : Each measures 12¼" (31cm) long x 6" (150mm) tall x 5¼" (132mm) eachWeight : 2

1892 Hunting Whip with Racing Scene on Silver Collar - w1579 african This pair of small slipperThis whip has a bone hook shaped handle. There is a fine hairline crack at the back of the handle, but there is no movement or instability around it. It has a slver collar hallmarked Birmingham 1862. It also has the silversmith's stamp "HS". The collar is decorated in relief with a horseracing or hunting scene, showing three mounted riders and a fence. The long stock or shaft is made of red brown malacca cane with its distinctive ridged cross section.