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Lot 231

An English Civil War Period Shot-Proof Breast-Plate, A Comb Morion In Late 16th Century Style, And A Back-Plate In German 'Maximilian' Style
The First Mid-17th Century

23 May 2018, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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An English Civil War Period Shot-Proof Breast-Plate, A Comb Morion In Late 16th Century Style, And A Back-Plate In German 'Maximilian' Style
The First Mid-17th Century

The first of heavy form and rough from the hammer, with medial ridge drawn out to a blunt point above a short flange at the base, turned neck and arms, the former struck with initials 'A C' beneath, and retaining stud-catches for shoulder-straps; the second with two-piece skull, the brim pointed fore and aft and with turned and roped edges; the last of five plates riveted together, the main plate and skirt with characteristic fluting between incised lines, the latter with recessed turned and roped border, and separate waist-plate incised with double line ornament, retaining its leather waist belt and shoulder-straps (3)
44 cm., 27.5 cm. and 41 cm. high

Footnotes

The 'C' mark is very similar to that of William Coxe. ibid, 2004 p. 30

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