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Lot 215*
A German Comb MorionLate 16th Century
23 July 2015, 10:30 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £1,500 inc. premium
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Late 16th Century
Late 16th Century
Of one piece of bright steel, with rounded skull rising to a prominent roped comb, and downturned brim (two small old repairs) pointed fore and aft, struck with the Nuremberg mark, and with turned and roped edge, the base of the skull encircled by sixteen iron rivets, the interior with the remains of a leather lining strap, and two later leathers for ear-pieces (light surface pitting overall)
27.5 cm. high
27.5 cm. high
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Provenance
The Estate of John M. Kauffmann, Maine, U.S.A.








