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Lot 138

An English Civil War Period Shot-Proof Breast- And Back-Plate
Mid-17th Century

11 May 2016, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £687.50 inc. premium

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An English Civil War Period Shot-Proof Breast- And Back-Plate
Mid-17th Century

Similar to the last, the breast-plate struck at the neck (small hole) with armourer's initials 'AT' and with an armoury mark, and with a belt-hook on each side, the back-plate with turned culet, neck (now cut with a rectangular hole beneath) and arms (the lower left side slightly incomplete, both with surface rust and pitting) (2)
33.5 cm. and 38 cm. high

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Provenance
Gildings Ltd., Leicestershire, 10 January 2006, lot 233

ibid. pp. 19 and 82

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