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COMPREHENSIVELY MID-16TH TO EARLY 17TH CENTURY
Details
A Composite Italian Half-Armour
Comprehensively mid-16th to early 17th Century
Of bright steel, comprising closed burgonet (adapted) engraved with triple lines and with two-piece skull, pivoted fall with face-guard (the latter replaced using old body-plates), bevor and two neck-plates at the front (rear ones missing), and pierced steel plume-holder, etched gorget of two plates, full arm defences including fingered gauntlets (not a pair, fingers replaced, one finger missing from left gauntlet, lames separated on right gauntlet), the pauldrons (each lacking a lame) etched and the vambraces with plain gilt borders, breast-plate with a lamination at the base and moveable gussets, embossed with two volutes and etched with later figure of the Virgin, back-plate engraved with radiating lines, and etched tassets of nine lames each, the main edges turned and roped, the etching all in the so-called 'Pisan' manner (some wear and pitting throughout, leathers missing)
Comprehensively mid-16th to early 17th Century
Of bright steel, comprising closed burgonet (adapted) engraved with triple lines and with two-piece skull, pivoted fall with face-guard (the latter replaced using old body-plates), bevor and two neck-plates at the front (rear ones missing), and pierced steel plume-holder, etched gorget of two plates, full arm defences including fingered gauntlets (not a pair, fingers replaced, one finger missing from left gauntlet, lames separated on right gauntlet), the pauldrons (each lacking a lame) etched and the vambraces with plain gilt borders, breast-plate with a lamination at the base and moveable gussets, embossed with two volutes and etched with later figure of the Virgin, back-plate engraved with radiating lines, and etched tassets of nine lames each, the main edges turned and roped, the etching all in the so-called 'Pisan' manner (some wear and pitting throughout, leathers missing)
Provenance
Sir Charles Douglas Blackett, Bt., removed from Matfen Hall, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Christie's, King Street, 12 July 1965, lot 212
Anon. sale, Christie's, King Street, 11 May 1983, lot 67
Anon. sale, Christie's, King Street, 11 May 1983, lot 67
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.
This lot is subject to Collection and Storage Charges.