Lot Essay
For a comparable example see Zdzislaw Zygulski Jun., Bron W Dawnej Polsce, Warsaw, 1975, pl. 148
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THIRD QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY
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A HORSMAN'S FIGHTING MACE, POLISH OR HUNGARIAN
Third quarter of the 17th Century
With globular steel head formed of twelve robust rounded flanges each tapering to a concave neck and brazed onto a tubular core, tubular steel haft formed in two stages with astragals at both ends and in the middle, retaining its origiinal short fruitwood grip inlaid with a segmented pattern of horn plaques and pellets, fitted with iron ring for a thong, and horn basal section engraved with large flowerheads
20 1/8in. (51cm.)
Third quarter of the 17th Century
With globular steel head formed of twelve robust rounded flanges each tapering to a concave neck and brazed onto a tubular core, tubular steel haft formed in two stages with astragals at both ends and in the middle, retaining its origiinal short fruitwood grip inlaid with a segmented pattern of horn plaques and pellets, fitted with iron ring for a thong, and horn basal section engraved with large flowerheads
20 1/8in. (51cm.)
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