A GERMAN (NUREMBERG) OVAL SHIELD , LATE 16<V>T<V>H CENTURY (ALTERED) | Christie's

Sale 7468

Antique Arms and Armour Including Property sold by The Art Institute of Chicago, From The George F. Harding Collection of Arms and Armour, and The Property of Various Owners

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20 September 2007

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Lot 19

A GERMAN (NUREMBERG) OVAL SHIELD

LATE 16TH CENTURY (ALTERED)

Price realised

GBP 2,500

Estimate

GBP 1,200 - GBP 1,500

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A GERMAN (NUREMBERG) OVAL SHIELD
Late 16th Century (altered)
Re-shaped from circular, perhaps within its working life, rising to a convex centre fitted with faceted drop-shaped spike, four pairs of rivets for enarms, each with brass head formed as a human mask cast in relief, turned cabled edge, domed brass rivets retaining a portion of a leather lining, and the outer face rough from the hammer.
23in (58.5cm)

Provenance

Archduke Eugen, Fortress Hohenwerfen, Anderson Galleries, New York, March 3, 1927, lot 838
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