28th Jun, 2023 12:00
Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria
312
‡ A SILVER-ENCRUSTED ROWEL SPUR, SECOND QUARTER OF THE 17TH CENTURY, ENGLISH OR GERMAN
with U-shaped heel band rising to a low point, moulded neck fitted with a ten-point star-shaped rowel (perhaps associated), decorated over the outer surface of the heel and neck with flowers and foliage in encrusted silver enriched with pellets, and retaining its attachment buckle and strap-fittings, 16.5 cm
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.
Sold for £480
with U-shaped heel band rising to a low point, moulded neck fitted with a ten-point star-shaped rowel (perhaps associated), decorated over the outer surface of the heel and neck with flowers and foliage in encrusted silver enriched with pellets, and retaining its attachment buckle and strap-fittings, 16.5 cm
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
