26th Jun, 2013 10:00
Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria
233
**AN ETCHED CIRCULAR SHIELD IN 16TH CENTURY STYLE
**AN ETCHED CIRCULAR SHIELD IN 16TH CENTURY STYLE, ALMOST CERTAINLY BY ERNST SCHMIDT OF MUNICH, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY
of low convex form rising to a central point, roped edge, etched over its outer surface with a broad panel of scrolling foliage around the border, a central foliate rondel surrounded by four trophy-of-arms ovals all surrounded by foliage inhabited by demi-figures and on a blackened stippled ground, and the inside with four leather tabs previously with enarmes
57.8cm; 22 3/4in diameter
A shield decorated in a similar manner is illustrated E. A. Mowbray 1967, p. 17 no. 2.
Sold for £850
**AN ETCHED CIRCULAR SHIELD IN 16TH CENTURY STYLE, ALMOST CERTAINLY BY ERNST SCHMIDT OF MUNICH, LATE 19TH/20TH CENTURY
of low convex form rising to a central point, roped edge, etched over its outer surface with a broad panel of scrolling foliage around the border, a central foliate rondel surrounded by four trophy-of-arms ovals all surrounded by foliage inhabited by demi-figures and on a blackened stippled ground, and the inside with four leather tabs previously with enarmes
57.8cm; 22 3/4in diameter
A shield decorated in a similar manner is illustrated E. A. Mowbray 1967, p. 17 no. 2.
Auction: Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 26th Jun, 2013
