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A COMPOSED PAIR OF GERMAN VAMBRACES
MID-16TH CENTURY
Comprising upper- and lower-cannons (left upper-cannon missing), linked by articulated plates (some replaced) to bracelet cowters with heart-shaped tendon-protectors embossed with a raised feature involving a heart, and with similar designs on the points of the elbows, the main edges turned and knurled and bordered by bands of etched conventional foliage (rubbed) against a granular ground (2)
MID-16TH CENTURY
Comprising upper- and lower-cannons (left upper-cannon missing), linked by articulated plates (some replaced) to bracelet cowters with heart-shaped tendon-protectors embossed with a raised feature involving a heart, and with similar designs on the points of the elbows, the main edges turned and knurled and bordered by bands of etched conventional foliage (rubbed) against a granular ground (2)