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Lot 157

A Composite German Half-Armour
The Cuirass Late 16th Century, The 'Almain' Collar Early 17th Century

17 May 2017, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A Composite German Half-Armour
The Cuirass Late 16th Century, The 'Almain' Collar Early 17th Century

Comprising a breast-plate with medial ridge drawn-out to a central point and with a flange at the base, the upper edge prominently turned and roped above an inverted double ogee-shaped border, movable armhole gussets with edges roped en suite, single riveted skirt and back-plate all en suite with the breast-plate, and the 'almain' collar comprising mainplate front and rear, bluntly pointed front-plate hinged on the left and retained by a stud and a keyhole slot, and with spaudlers of five downward-lapping lames, the bottom lames each with turned and roped border, and later leather shoulder-straps and belt: on a wooden stand
54 cm. high

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A number of similar breast- and back-plates are in the Landeszeughaus, Graz, Austria

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