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Hi Tom,
I am located in NW Wisconsin,
and I can ship the saddle(s) anywhere in the world.
This particular pair of
saddles I bought from the original owner, A.J. Herren, who ordered them
in 1972 from the Spot Shop, and he says, from Ted himself. ( Ted was still
alive and well at that point, and was still making saddles, so what A.J.,
says is probably accurate, and he did order the saddles in person, at the
shop) He also ordered 2 custom halters, that will sell with the sets, that
have conchos on them that match the saddles, and nameplates that have the
same engraving style that matches the saddle corner plates. I was speaking
with an expert on these saddles, and he says that Flowers didn't make halters,
but in this case he did, as part of the custom ordered set, and A.J will
attest to that...so the halters are apparently quite rare to find as a
part of these sets. A.J also had the original corona pads that came with
the saddles, and they will also sell with the sets. These saddles both
have 15 inch seats and 6.5 gullets, and they were ordered for Quarter horses,
so they will fit the average horse, in case someone wants them for riding
rather than display. The leather is in excellent condition, since the saddles
been stored in a humidity/temp controlled tack room all of their lives.
They have been used for parade riding only, and were kept clean and conditioned,
so everything is in solid workable shape, even the serape and breast collar
straps and tugs are in pretty good condition, and are still sound. There
are no missing drops anywhere, and only one missing concho on one
of the nosebands, and that can be replaced pretty easily...replica conchos
can be purchased from Loon Creek Saddlery in Indiana, where the original
Ted Flowers dies reside are used to make new replica gear and repair vintage
gear. These saddles could be ridden tomorrow, and need no repairs at all,
other than the missing concho.
The leather is in the process
of being cleaned and conditioned, and all of the silver ( which is actually
Monel ) will be newly cleaned and buffed up.
Thanks for your help, and
I look forward to seeing my saddles on your site!
Sheila
contact Tom Stevens 409
787 1624 Buy now $6500 each or 60 day auction starting bid $5000
each
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