A SOUTH GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' BREASTPLATE, CIRCA
Similar Sale History
Recommended Items
Item Details
Description
A SOUTH GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' BREASTPLATE, CIRCA 1570-80
with a medially-ridged main plate projecting forward over the belly, formed at its upper edge with a broad slightly concave neck-opening, fitted at its right arm-openings with a moveable gusset (the left missing), and flanged outwards at its lower edge to receive a fauld of two (originally three) lames, the neck and arm-opening each formed with file-roped inward turns, and the surfaces of the whole decorated with raised bands and borders burnished bright against an originally blackened ground (refreshed with paint)
41.5 cm; 16? in
with a medially-ridged main plate projecting forward over the belly, formed at its upper edge with a broad slightly concave neck-opening, fitted at its right arm-openings with a moveable gusset (the left missing), and flanged outwards at its lower edge to receive a fauld of two (originally three) lames, the neck and arm-opening each formed with file-roped inward turns, and the surfaces of the whole decorated with raised bands and borders burnished bright against an originally blackened ground (refreshed with paint)
41.5 cm; 16? in
Buyer's Premium
- 27%
A SOUTH GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' BREASTPLATE, CIRCA
Estimate £600 - £900
Shipping & Pickup Options
Item located in London, ukSee Policy for Shipping
Payment
TOP