25th Jun, 2025 11:00
Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria June 2025
80
‡ FIVE IRON SPURS, 15TH/17TH CENTURIES
the first with curved U-shaped heel-band rising to an acute point, short neck fitted with small eight-point rowel, and figure-of-eight shaped terminal (the other adapted to a single hole) retaining a portion of an early tab; the second with straight U-shaped heel band rising to a low point, curved neck fitted with six-point rowel, and the terminals each pierced for buckles and tabs; the third with curved U-shaped heel band, short neck fitted with six-point rowel and retaining one buckle; the fourth with curved U-shaped heel band, short neck with six-point rowel (one terminal broken); and the fourth with two-piece U-shaped heel band (the third piece missing), short-curved neck and star-shaped rowel (terminal chipped, the first four in excavated condition, the last pitted), the first: 14.3 cm (5)
Provenance
Robert Brooker Collection (no inventory numbers recorded)
the first with curved U-shaped heel-band rising to an acute point, short neck fitted with small eight-point rowel, and figure-of-eight shaped terminal (the other adapted to a single hole) retaining a portion of an early tab; the second with straight U-shaped heel band rising to a low point, curved neck fitted with six-point rowel, and the terminals each pierced for buckles and tabs; the third with curved U-shaped heel band, short neck fitted with six-point rowel and retaining one buckle; the fourth with curved U-shaped heel band, short neck with six-point rowel (one terminal broken); and the fourth with two-piece U-shaped heel band (the third piece missing), short-curved neck and star-shaped rowel (terminal chipped, the first four in excavated condition, the last pitted), the first: 14.3 cm (5)
Provenance
Robert Brooker Collection (no inventory numbers recorded)
Auction: Fine Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria June 2025, 25th Jun, 2025
Auction Location: London, UK
The Antique Arms, Armour and Militaria department run by Thomas Del Mar is now a recognised world leader in this field.
The sales offer a broad selection of objects from all over the world, from the earliest times until the Great War. Firearms from the earliest matchlock, wheel-lock, flintlock, percussion and pin-fire guns, rifles, pistols and revolvers; edged weapons from the bronze age, Viking, Medieval and Renaissance periods through to the swords of the regular armies of the 18th and 19th centuries; armour from the earliest times through the medieval and renaissance periods to the First World War; African, Australasian, Chinese, Islamic and Japanese weapons and armour; accessories including gunpowder flasks, gun locks, mechanical locks, iron work and books.
Contact the Department for further information | armsandarmour@olympiaauctions.com | + 44 (0) 20 7806 5541
Viewing
PUBLIC EXHIBITION:
Sunday 22nd June:12pm to 4pm
Monday 23rd June: 10am to 7pm
Tuesday 24th June: 10am to 5pm
