Lot 202
202
AN INNSBRUCK COMB MORION, of one piece, the rounded skull (minor dent on one side) with prominent roped comb, and stamped with the mark of Hans Hörburger the Elder, the base encircled by brass-capped lining rivets with brass rosette-shaped washers, down-turned roped brim curving up to a point at the front and rear, struck with a mark, a cross in a shield, and buff leather loops for a chin thong (missing), the interior painted red, third quarter of the 16th Century

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AN INNSBRUCK COMB MORION, of one piece, the rounded skull (minor dent on one side) with prominent roped comb, and stamped with the mark of Hans Hörburger the Elder, the base encircled by brass-capped lining rivets with brass rosette-shaped washers, down-turned roped brim curving up to a point at the front and rear, struck with a mark, a cross in a shield, and buff leather loops for a chin thong (missing), the interior painted red, third quarter of the 16th Century
10¾in. high

Lot Essay

Hans Hörburger the Elder of Innsbruck is recorded as working during the period 1556-1586. The mark of a cross in a shield is possibly that of the Vienna City Arsenal. The red paint on the inside is characteristic of armour from the Ratibor Collection, Schloss Grafenegg, Austria

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