.jpg?w=1)
VARIOUS PROPERTIES
A RARE TILTING BUFF
GERMAN, CIRCA 1580
Details
A RARE TILTING BUFF
German, circa 1580
Of bright steel and almost symmetrical form with medial ridge, pierced near the base with two holes for securing bolts, the upper part shaped to the bevor of the helmet and pierced for a bolt, and with a circular pattern of ventilation holes
12¾in. (32.4cm.) high
German, circa 1580
Of bright steel and almost symmetrical form with medial ridge, pierced near the base with two holes for securing bolts, the upper part shaped to the bevor of the helmet and pierced for a bolt, and with a circular pattern of ventilation holes
12¾in. (32.4cm.) high
Provenance
D.S. Hawtrey-Gyngell Collection