United Kingdom, Scotland. A Child's Sporran, c.1900

Item #GB6857

Price:

$195
This sporran has an arched chromed steel coupling, with three large balls affixed to the top edge, the front of the coupling with an amber stone placed within a twelve-claw setting, the stone framed by an engraved dual thistle motif within a zig-zag border, the coupling housing multiple strands of white horsehair forming the front, with a patent leather support between the coupling and the horsehair, two black horsehair tassels topped by steel cone-shaped caps protruding from the white horsehair on the front, the back in red leather and trimmed along the u-shaped edge in black patent leather, with a belt loop above a pouch bearing a protective flap stitched in place, and when lifted up, exposes the white cotton lining and the two knotted cords securing the aforementioned cone-shaped caps of the tassels in place, the coupling with pins at either end entering from the front, emerging on the back and bent over to secure the coupling to the red leather, measuring approximately 95 mm (w) x 300 (h) overall, very light contact, near extremely fine.