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Portrait BrassesPortrait brasses ranging from royalty and generals to sportsmen, poets and politicians tend to be modern but not at all unworthy of collecting. Above all, it is perhaps the brasses that portray the horse that have a permanent place in the affections of most. So too are all the designs associated with the soil and harvest, the wheat sheaves and acorns. Among the most common, yet important to any collection of horse brasses are the crescents and the sun discs, constant reminders of the origin of horse brasses steeped in superstition and the reality of the rhythm of the passing of the months of the seasons.
Brasses depicting the horse remain the most popular design
