28th Jun, 2023 12:00
Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria
255
‡ A SWISS HALBERD OF SO-CALLED SEMPACH TYPE, PROBABLY ZURICH, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY
with reinforced terminal spike long slightly curved axe-blade pierced with a cruciform aperture at the base, (top corner slightly chipped), triangular rear fluke struck with a mark on one side, a pair of addorsed fleur-de-lys, and a pair of long straps, on its wooden haft, branded with a mark beneath one of the straps, 86.5 cm head
Provenance
Joe Kindig Jr. (1898-1971), thence by descent
Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
with reinforced terminal spike long slightly curved axe-blade pierced with a cruciform aperture at the base, (top corner slightly chipped), triangular rear fluke struck with a mark on one side, a pair of addorsed fleur-de-lys, and a pair of long straps, on its wooden haft, branded with a mark beneath one of the straps, 86.5 cm head
Provenance
Joe Kindig Jr. (1898-1971), thence by descent
Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Auction: Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 28th Jun, 2023
