Lot Essay
This belongs to a group of pavises, of which some bear only the arms of Winterthur and of the League of St. George. The heraldry relates to the war between Austria and Zurich on one hand and the Swiss Confederation on the other. The League of St. George became involved on the Austrian side in 1445
See H. Schneider, Aus dem Schweizerischen Landesmuseum. Schutzwaffen aus sieben Jahrhunderten, 1953, No. 8; The Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Collection of Armor and Arms, 1963, No. 285
See H. Schneider, Aus dem Schweizerischen Landesmuseum. Schutzwaffen aus sieben Jahrhunderten, 1953, No. 8; The Kretzschmar von Kienbusch Collection of Armor and Arms, 1963, No. 285