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			I don't know much about this type of thing. It was for sale as part of the estate of a well traveled gentleman. Can anyone help me age, location, type of use, scarcity, etc? TIA.
		 
		
		
		
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			Hispanic ... XVIII-XIX century ?  
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
	  Don't take it as a certainty, though   .
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			Looks Ottoman to me. 18th c.? 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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 PS Yet you are right; this one appears to be Ottoman, for the case   .. Last edited by fernando; 16th November 2018 at 11:47 AM.  | 
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			Versions with the front closed were also seen in Portuguese stirrups, and still are used nowadays. 
		
		
		
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			Well it was a good guess based on a past encounter with a very similar item.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
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