A PAIR OF TURQUOISE-ENCRUSTED BRONZE STIRRUPS

Possibly Mongolia or Xinjiang, Central Asia, 18th century

Of typical shape, with horseshoe-arched sides, topped by a rectangular hollow hook for the leather straps, the exteriors engraved with lush scrolling vines and foliage and encrusted with cabochon turquoise beads set in a diamond pattern, the footrest pierced with a lobed roundel filled with a cloud-like design in the centre and two stylised palmettes to each side, 14.5cm high.