26th Jun, 2024 11:00
Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria
183
‡ A RARE MAIL GROIN DEFENCE, SECOND HALF OF THE 16TH CENTURY, PROBABLY GERMAN
composed entirely of riveted iron rings of half-round-section wire, with slanting lateral edges and shaped to the groin (very small losses)
Provenance
Wallis and Wallis, 28th June 1968, lot 1922
Howard M. Curtis (no. 218)
A portion of a related example formerly in the armoury of the Princes Radziwill at Niescwicz Castle, Poland, is now preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (acc. No. 27.183.14).
Sold for £6,500
composed entirely of riveted iron rings of half-round-section wire, with slanting lateral edges and shaped to the groin (very small losses)
Provenance
Wallis and Wallis, 28th June 1968, lot 1922
Howard M. Curtis (no. 218)
A portion of a related example formerly in the armoury of the Princes Radziwill at Niescwicz Castle, Poland, is now preserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (acc. No. 27.183.14).
Auction: Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 26th Jun, 2024
Viewing
Public Exhibition
Sunday 23rd June: 12:00pm to 4:00pm
Monday 24th June: 10:00am to 7.00pm
Tuesday 25th June: 10.00am to 5.00pm
AUCTION DAY: 26TH JUNE 2024, AT 11:00am
