Pair Antique South American Spurs - Spur615 box-spurs The has a silver collar

The has a silver collar with floral decoration and a blank shield for engraving

It was probably used on a working dray or farm horse

The bell is stamped with a circular mark which reads 'Army & Navy Co-Operative Society Limited'

Made In England' bearing the exhibition medal from 1862

Pair Antique South American Spurs - Spur615 box-spurs The has a silver collarA pair of 19th Century South American spurs In his book "Eperons de tous les temps tous les pays" Georges Nabera Sartoulet describes this style of spur as "called Louis XIV" because of the king's influence on South America's spurs. The spurs are made of iron or steel with a dark finish Each arm of the heel band ends in a diamond shape with two slots for straps. The heel bands have cast and chiselled decoration. Each spur has a small round heelplate.