A CIRCULAR SCOTTISH TARGE of planks of wood, the front covered with leather tooled with Celtic strap- and scrollwork and concentric rows of brass nails divided into panels by crossrows (some nails missing), central brass boss (dented) engraved with concentric circles, the back lined with rawhide and with two iron rings and remains of brases for the arm | Christie's

Lot 90

A CIRCULAR SCOTTISH TARGE of planks of wood, the front covered with leather tooled with Celtic strap- and scrollwork and concentric rows of brass nails divided into panels by crossrows (some nails missing), central brass boss (dented) engraved with concentric circles, the back lined with rawhide and with two iron rings and remains of brases for the arm

Details

A CIRCULAR SCOTTISH TARGE of planks of wood, the front covered with leather tooled with Celtic strap- and scrollwork and concentric rows of brass nails divided into panels by crossrows (some nails missing), central brass boss (dented) engraved with concentric circles, the back lined with rawhide and with two iron rings and remains of brases for the arm
19¾in. diam.

Provenance

A.S. Jones, Sotheby & Co., 23 November, 1954, lot 47
Dr. Richard Williams
Tower of London Armouries, Sotheby & Co., 18 June, 1974, lot 60

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