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Lot 226*

A German Black And White Comb Morion
Circa 1600

20 April 2011, 11:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £1,380 inc. premium

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A German Black And White Comb Morion
Circa 1600

With two-piece skull with high turned comb and plume-holder at the rear, embossed on each side with an arched band against a reblackened ground, downturned brim pointed fore and aft and with turned edge, the base of the skull encircled by lining rivets (five missing), three retaining their brass rosette-shaped washer; together with a black and white mitten gauntlet in German late 16th century style, fully articulated with turned and roped borders, and domed rivets throughout, the flared cuff embossed with a set-square and dividers of the Cooper's Guild against a blued ground, and a couter in German late 16th century style, of three articulated plates, heart-shaped side-wing with turned and roped border, and embossed with petals over the elbow (3)
The first 27.5 cm. high

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