A Scarce Pair of 18thC Cock Fighting Spurs c.1780-1800 sub-Antiques Origin: Probably Japanese

Origin: Probably Japanese

The vacant rectangular plaque below suggests some kind of branding may have been in place at one stage

By rotating the box two complete turns anti clockwise the sand fills a reservoir and the sand then falls onto the wheel and drives a series of gears by means of which the acrobat performs his tricks

as well as to the British Museum and the Royal Academy of Arts

the name Thonet has been synonymous with quality

A Scarce Pair of 18thC Cock Fighting Spurs c.1780-1800 sub-Antiques Origin: Probably JapaneseOrigin: English Period: George III Provenance: UnknownDate: c. 1780 1800Height: 1. 25Depth: 3Width: 0. 25 (each)The rare pair of eighteenth century cock fighting spurs, in steel and brass with leather straps, the wholes surviving from Georgian period England. The spurs are in totally original order with no losses or repairs. The leather straps would be secured around the cocks leg with the steel ring placed over the birds natural leg spurs before