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ALMOST CERTAINLY FROM THE ATELIER OF ERNST SCHMIDT, MUNICH, LATE 19TH EARLY 20TH CENTURY
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A FINE DECORATIVE FULL ARMOUR IN GERMAN LATE 16TH CENTURY 'BLACK & WHITE' STYLE
ALMOST CERTAINLY FROM THE ATELIER OF ERNST SCHMIDT, MUNICH, LATE 19TH EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Comprising burgonet with prominent roped comb, pivoting peak, pierced falling buffe of three prow-shaped plates, and twin gorget-plates front and rear, gorget of three plates front and rear, cuirass comprising breast-plate with moveable arm-gussets and lance-rest, and back-plate shaped to the shoulders with culet of two plates, skirt of three plates bearing full-length tassets of fourteen plates each joined to the cuisse, greave and round-toed sabaton to form a full leg-harness, full arm defences including right pauldron fitted with a circular besagew, and fingered gauntlets, the surfaces throughout with recessed borders and raised bands, all bright against a black ground, the principle edges roped, on a stand with wooden base, and with a decorative swept-hilt military rapier with slender double-edged fullered blade, and hilt of flattened bars, and a left-hand dagger each in German 16th century style (3)
ALMOST CERTAINLY FROM THE ATELIER OF ERNST SCHMIDT, MUNICH, LATE 19TH EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Comprising burgonet with prominent roped comb, pivoting peak, pierced falling buffe of three prow-shaped plates, and twin gorget-plates front and rear, gorget of three plates front and rear, cuirass comprising breast-plate with moveable arm-gussets and lance-rest, and back-plate shaped to the shoulders with culet of two plates, skirt of three plates bearing full-length tassets of fourteen plates each joined to the cuisse, greave and round-toed sabaton to form a full leg-harness, full arm defences including right pauldron fitted with a circular besagew, and fingered gauntlets, the surfaces throughout with recessed borders and raised bands, all bright against a black ground, the principle edges roped, on a stand with wooden base, and with a decorative swept-hilt military rapier with slender double-edged fullered blade, and hilt of flattened bars, and a left-hand dagger each in German 16th century style (3)
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