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A Lobster-Tailed PotSecond Quarter Of The 17th Century
11 May 2016, 13:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £937.50 inc. premium
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Second Quarter Of The 17th Century
Second Quarter Of The 17th Century
With hemispherical ribbed skull with ring-shaped finial on a circular washer, fixed pointed fall with turned edge stamped 'W' and pierced for a moveable bar-nasal, the upper finial deeply stamped with an inverted 'M', and secured by a wing-headed screw, pointed neck-guard of four upward-lapping plates, and triangular single-plate ear-pieces each pierced with circular holes, and dome-headed rivets (some light pitting overall); and a modern reproduction in 17th century style, painted black overall (one ear-piece detached) (2)
The first 27.5 cm. high
The first 27.5 cm. high
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Provenance
Christie's South Kensington, Antique Arms and Armour, 12 July 2008, lot 96








