Live Auction 7468Antique Arms and Armour Including Property sold by The Art Institute of Chicago, From The George F. Harding Collection of Arms and Armour, and The Property of Various Owners
AN ITALIAN MILITARY SPEAR
Lot 79

AN ITALIAN MILITARY SPEAR

THE HEAD, EARLY 16TH CENTURY

Closed20 September 2007

Price Realised

GBP 1,625

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AN ITALIAN MILITARY SPEAR
The head, early 16th Century
With long triangular blade tapering from a broad base, formed with a medial ridge over the lower half, struck with a mark and extending to a faceted socket: on an octagonal haft profusely studded with patterns of brass nails, and fitted with iron shoe (the head pitted).
The head 36½in (92.7cm)

Col. Ambrose Monell Collection, New York, 1930