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An Extremely Rare Lining For A Great BascinetProbably Late 15th/Early 16th Century
1 December 2009, 14:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £2,640 inc. premium
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Probably Late 15th/Early 16th Century
Probably Late 15th/Early 16th Century
Of plainly woven jute or hemp stitched together and padded with wool or tow, worn over the head, pointed at the front and back, open at the face and up each side, and retaining its original adjusting cords (some wear and damage)
45 cm. high
45 cm. high
Footnotes
For three related examples see Bruno Thomas and Ortwin Gamber, Katalog Der Leibrüstkammer, I. Teil ... Kunsthistorisches Museum, Wien, 1976, pp. 152-3, cat. no. 72 (illustrated)




