4th Dec, 2024 11:00
Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria Dec 2024
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A RARE INDIAN PART HORSE ARMOUR OF HARDENED HIDE, 17TH/18TH CENTURY
including flank pieces shaped for the saddle and extending over the rump and five further panels, all constructed of very narrow imbricated strips of hide with invected edges and retained by stitching, with soft leather borders and a portion of an early fabric lining (patches of wear, staining, small losses)
For a complete horse armour of this type see Ricketts and Missillier, 1988 cat. no.141.
Sold for £700
including flank pieces shaped for the saddle and extending over the rump and five further panels, all constructed of very narrow imbricated strips of hide with invected edges and retained by stitching, with soft leather borders and a portion of an early fabric lining (patches of wear, staining, small losses)
For a complete horse armour of this type see Ricketts and Missillier, 1988 cat. no.141.
Auction: Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria Dec 2024, 4th Dec, 2024
Auction Location: London, UK
Including:
THE BILL TERRY COLLECTION, PART II: NON WESTERN ARCHERY
THE ROY ELVIS COLLECTION OF INDIAN ARMS & ARMOUR, PART V
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF CHARLES SOMERS COCKS, 3RD EARL SOMERS (1819-83), EASTNOR CASTLE, THENCE BY DESCENT
AN IMPORTANT ENGLISH PRIVATE COLLECTION
THE ROBERT E. BROOKER JR. COLLECTION OF RARE ANTIQUE ARMS AND ARMOUR, PART ONE: THE EARLY MODERN PERIOD
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