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Unique Historical Horse Bit from the 16th-17th Century
Located in Nový Bor, CZ
Unique historical horse bit probably from the 16th or 17th century. It is very well preserved for
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16th Century Renaissance Antique Horse Bit

Materials

Metal

19th Century Walla Walla Prison Horse Bit Collection
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Collection of seven Walla Walla prison made bits. All silver overlaid but unique from each other
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Late 19th Century American Antique Horse Bit

Materials

Hide, Leather

Antique Scandinavian Wooden Rocking Horse
Located in High Point, NC
rocking base. The iron ring of the horse bit brings a realistic detail to the presence of this whimsical
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Early 1900s Scandinavian Rustic Antique Horse Bit

Materials

Wood

Antique Scandinavian Wooden Rocking Horse
Antique Scandinavian Wooden Rocking Horse
H 20.5 in W 34.6 in D 11.4 in
Antique Belle Époque Cufflinks Platinum Diamond Enamel
Located in Munich, Bavaria
diamonds we see ornamental black lines. The connecting links of the cufflinks resemble horse bits. The
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1910s Antique Horse Bit

Materials

Diamond, Platinum, Enamel

Rare Pair of Antique 19th Century Vienna Bronze Candlesticks Horses Att Bergmann
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Lisse, NL
with the horse bits and the special design hey-holders higher up in these candlesticks is among the
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19th Century Austrian Arts and Crafts Antique Horse Bit

Materials

Bronze, Brass

19th Century Carved and Painted Wooden Horse
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
in wood, the paint is original, it is quite bright if a bit shabby The horse is in sound and though
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Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique Horse Bit

Materials

Wood

Pair of French Cast Iron Hitching Post Horse Heads
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Beautifully styled horse heads with bit rings still present, hitch post but could be wall mounted
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Horse Bit

Materials

Iron

French 19th Century Bronze Horse, Signed J. Moigniez, Mounted on Marble Base
Located in New Orleans, LA
his name. The sculpture is detailed with the saddle, reins, and bit in the horse’s mouth. Jules
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19th Century French Antique Horse Bit

Materials

Bronze

French 1700's Stage Coach Messenger Box with Horse Hair and Iron
Located in Louisville, KY
covered in horse hide with a bit of the hair still intact. The leather is held in place with hand-forged
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Early 18th Century French George II Antique Horse Bit

Materials

Bronze, Iron

Antique Childs carousel horse, 19th Century fairground
Located in Maidstone, GB
paint, glass eyes, (one eye has a small chip) original horse bit, finely carved head, new custom made
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19th Century French Antique Horse Bit

Materials

Wood

Meteorite Twannberg 128 gramms Swiss Hexahedrite Iron Shaped by Nature TW 1253
Located in Meinisberg, CH
and dig up a considerable number of discarded and lost metal objects, such as horse and cow shoes
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15th Century and Earlier Abstract Antique Horse Bit

Materials

Iron

Moschino Hear Horse-Bit Handle Bag
By Moschino
Located in Amman, JO
Moschino black brushed leather handle bag. Features gold heart shaped horse-bit at the front flap
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15th Century and Earlier European Antique Horse Bit

Vintage GUCCI Size 6 Black Leather Horse Bit Flats
By Gucci
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage GUCCI flats comes in a black leather featuring a horse bit detail and a wooden sole. Made
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19th Century Italian Antique Horse Bit

19th Century Pair Cast Iron Horse Head Hitching Posts
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Pair of heavy 19th Century hitching posts with distinctive horse heads and movable horse bits on
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19th Century Irish Early Victorian Antique Horse Bit

Materials

Iron

Victorian 14 Karat Yellow Gold Fox Hunt Horse Link Bracelet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
eyes Flanked by two horse heads with stylized horse bit links and detailed strap motif Completed by
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Early 1900s Unknown Victorian Antique Horse Bit

Materials

14k Gold

Antique Equestrian Fox Hunting Whip Racks by Thornhill, 144 New Bond Street
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
horse's bit with ported mouthpiece. The pieces with metal hanging chain and maker's plaque to the rear
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1880s English Sporting Art Antique Horse Bit

Materials

Oak

Victorian Sterling & Gold Buckle & Horse Head Fob Bracelet
Located in Narberth, PA
other ends of the sterling links connect at a gold horse bit link and hanging from the center is a large
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Horse Bit

Materials

Carnelian, 15k Gold, Sterling Silver

Antique Equestrian Motif Gold Bracelet
Located in Litchfield, CT
diamond-set horseshoe. To either side, fourteen-karat yellow gold horse-bit links lead to spurs surmounted
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1910s American Antique Horse Bit

Materials

White Diamond, 14k Gold

Child’s Wood Carousel Horse with Polychrome, Mohair, and Horse Hair, c. 1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
-colored vinyl fabric. 7.75-inch-long tail is real black horse hair, albeit a bit more sparse than it once
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1920s American American Craftsman Antique Horse Bit

Materials

Metal, Brass

Victorian Ruby 14 Karat Yellow Gold Horse Stickpin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed as the profile of a horse Polished gold with bit and bridle Round cut ruby eye Partial
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Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Horse Bit

Materials

Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Antique Gold Bracelet with Equestrian Charms by Sloan & Company
Located in New York, NY
of equestrian charms including stirrups with leathers, horseshoes, snaffle bits, and a horse on a
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Early 1900s Antique Horse Bit

Materials

14k Gold

Equestrian Themed French Mantle Clock circa 1895
Located in London, GB
An unusual equestrian themed French made nineteenth century clocks created from elements of horse
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19th Century French Antique Horse Bit

17th Century Italian Bronze Horse Bit Boss
Located in Stamford, CT
elements decorating both sides of a horse bit. The Metropolitan Museum has several examples of this type of
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Early 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Horse Bit

Materials

Bronze

Gucci Horse Bit Suede Waist Pouch Bag Mini Saddle Clutch
By Gucci
Located in PUTNEY, NSW
Introducing the Gucci Horse Bit Suede Waist Pouch Bag Mini Saddle Clutch, a versatile and stylish
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1650s European Antique Horse Bit

Late 16th Early 17th Century Italian Bronze Horse Bit Boss with Putto
By Niccolo Roccatagliata
Located in Stamford, CT
were ornamental elements decorating both sides of a horse bit. The decoration of this boss is
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Early 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Horse Bit

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Horse Head Hitching Posts
Located in New York, NY
heads with moveable horse bits on garlanded fluted columnar shafts on modeled plinth bases. Original
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Horse Bit

Materials

Iron

Pair of Horse Head Hitching Posts
Pair of Horse Head Hitching Posts
H 44.5 in W 7 in D 7 in
Vintage 18 Karat Yellow Gold Horse Brooch/Pin
Located in Washington Depot, CT
in motion (19 mm x 35 mm) suspended from a beautifully crafted horse bit bar pin. Beautifully
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19th Century Antique Horse Bit

Materials

Yellow Gold

Gucci-38-Light Pink Leather Square Toe Sling Back Heels
By Gucci
Located in Amman, JO
Gucci Light Pink Beige leather square-toe sling-back heels with gold vintage horse-bit detail on
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Horse Bit

Oversized Victorian 14K Gold Riding Crop
Located in New York, NY
Enormous 14K brooch from the early 20th Century with riding crop and horse bit motifs. Very large
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Horse Bit

Materials

14k Gold

Antique Gold and Enamel Jockey Hat Cufflinks from Historic Chicago Racing Park
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1910 14k Yellow Gold Cufflinks in the Form of a Jockey Hat and Horse Bit, the hat measures 3
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1910s American Edwardian Antique Horse Bit

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Large Antique Cold Painted Vienna Bronze Horse Sculpture Inkstand Attr. Bergmann
By Franz Bergmann
Located in Lisse, NL
show you that the perfect horse bit also functions as a holder for pens. In the 19th and early 20th
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19th Century Austrian Victorian Antique Horse Bit

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Antique 14k Gold & Essex Crystal Fox Hunt or Equestrian Bracelet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
profile. Joined with stylized horse tack links that include figural miniature stirrups and horse bits
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Early 20th Century Unknown Edwardian Antique Horse Bit

Materials

14k Gold

Antique 2 Color 15 Karat Gold and Platinum Horse-Shoe and Bit Curb Link Bracelet
Located in Baltimore, MD
Edwardian gold and platinum bracelet with bold curb link round chain and a simple double ring and clasp and horseshoe motif. The horseshoe represents luck and the horseshoe on our b...
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Early 1900s British Art Deco Antique Horse Bit

Materials

15k Gold, Platinum

Coral Horse Pendant Charm Victorian Gold Hand Carved Equestrian Riding Racing
Located in New York, NY
with exquisite detail throughout! The horse holds an articulated gold bit in its mouth. It is so very
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19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Horse Bit

Materials

Coral, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold

Gucci Ice Bucket
By Gucci
Located in Chicago, IL
This ice bucket features the signature equine motif of a horses bit.
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Horse Bit

Gucci Ice Bucket
Gucci Ice Bucket
H 8.25 in Dm 8.5 in
J.E. Caldwell Art Deco Essex Crystal Diamond Gold Platinum Equestrian Horse Pin
By J.E. Caldwell & Co.
Located in Palm Beach, FL
exception. The reverse crystal horse head is surrounded by a horseshoe and diamond encrusted horse bit
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1920s Art Deco Antique Horse Bit

Materials

Diamond, 14k Gold, Platinum

Cast Iron Winners Horse Head & Bit
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand cast iron horse head with bit and winners wreath.
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Early 20th Century Antique Horse Bit

Materials

Iron

Cast Iron Winners Horse Head & Bit
Cast Iron Winners Horse Head & Bit
H 13 in W 9 in D 7.5 in
Antique Cast Iron Horse Hitching Post
Located in San Francisco, CA
A charming and large cast iron hitiching post featuring a Horses head with a bit in its mouth.
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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Horse Bit

Materials

Iron

Dutch Horse Bit
Located in New York, NY
Print of an etching from the 1600's of a horse bit. Could be printed to most custom sizes. The
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18th Century and Earlier Dutch Antique Horse Bit

Dutch Horse Bit
H 24.5 in W 26.5 in D 1 in
Dutch Horse Bit
Located in New York, NY
Print of an etching from the 1600's of a horse bit. Could be printed to most custom sizes. The
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18th Century and Earlier Dutch Antique Horse Bit

Dutch Horse Bit
H 31 in W 30 in
Dutch Horse Bit
Located in New York, NY
Print of an etching from the 1600's of a horse bit. Could be printed to most custom sizes. The
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18th Century and Earlier Dutch Antique Horse Bit

Dutch Horse Bit
H 25 in W 23 in
A group of three English Regency straw bonnets circa 1820
Located in Antwerp, BE
woven white horse hair to add a bit of distinction for the oldest sister. Truely a rare find and museum
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1820s English Regency Antique Horse Bit

Materials

Silk, Straw

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Antique Horse Bit For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique horse bit available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, animal skin and paper, every antique horse bit was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique horse bit, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right antique horse bit, those designed in folk art, Victorian and Art Deco styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one antique horse bit that is appealing in its simplicity, but Jules Dupre, Joseph Stevens and Manufacture Le Vieux Paris produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Antique Horse Bit?

An antique horse bit can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,717, while the lowest priced sells for $476 and the highest can go for as much as $49,000.
Questions About Antique Horse Bit
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    To tell if a carousel horse is an antique, consider the construction. True antiques are normally hollow wood and have one-piece designs. Solid wood horses and those that have detachable ears and tails are likely to be reproductions. You'll find a variety of expertly vetted antique carousel horses 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023
    To tell if a rocking horse is antique, first look for a label or mark that indicates the manufacturer’s name. Some makers of antique rocking horses include F.H. Ayers, Collinsons & Sons, G & J Lines, Crossley Brothers and Stevenson Brothers. If you're unable to find a maker's mark, you may wish to enlist the help of a certified appraiser or antiques dealer who is knowledgeable about rocking horses. Shop a variety of rocking horses on 1stDibs.