An antique Chinese saddle, bridle and stirrups
The saddle is made of wood, it has steel mounts inlaid with silver geometric and foliate decoration.
The front and back are covered with with shagreen (shark or ray skin) areas of this skin are missing (see images).
The stirrups have rounded treads and the arches decorated in a similar way to the saddle, the tops of the arches appear to be "signed" with cuniform marks
There is a matching bridle with a snaffle bit, some of the metal decorative plaques are loose. There is also a neck band of jingle or tiger bells with a red horse hair plume surrounding a larger bell.
