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A RARE PAIR OF GAUNTLETS FROM THE ARMOURY OF THE EARLS OF PEMBROKE, CIRCA 1555, PROBABLY ENGLISH OR FLEMISH each formed of a short tubular cuff closed by a riveted join at the inside of the wrist, boxed at each side and decorated at its flared upper edge with a file-roped inward turn accompanied by a recessed border, two metacarpal-plates (the first of the right with a riveted internal patch, the second restored) their upper edges each decorated with close-set filed nicks and an incised line, shaped knuckle-plate (in each case restored), four finger-plates (from the same series of gauntlets but probably associated, the last of the left and the last two of the right restored) shaped between the fingers with shallow V-shaped flutes having incised lines in their valleys and V-shaped nicks at the lower ends of their crests, the rounded distal end of the final plate decorated with a recessed border, and a scaled thumb-defence (in each case restored) issuing from the lower edge of the cuff, the surface of the gauntlet now bright with a mottled patina but originally black-from-the hammer The gauntlets belonged originally to a series of demilance or medium cavalry armours sold piecemeal from the indigenous armoury of the Earls of Pembroke at Wilton House, Wiltshire, by Sotheby's, London, 23 June 1921 and 14 June 1923. The armours may have been acquired to equip the followers of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1501?-1570), when he was appointed Captain of Calais in 1556, and were very likely worn by them when he led the English contingent to the Battle of St Quentin in 1557. They were almost certainly among the forty-seven black "dimi launces" mentioned in an inventory of the Earl's armoury taken at Wilton only a year later in December 1558. Other gauntlets of the series, formerly in the collection of F. H. Cripps-Day, are now in the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds. See J. G. Mann, 1939, pp. 10-16; and J. F. Hayward, 1964, pp. 225-30. (2) £2500-3500 | Nil |
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| 242 | A FINE PAIR OF GERMAN GAUNTLETS, LATE 16TH CENTURY each formed of a long flared and pointed cuff with separate short fixed inner plate, the main plate decorated with a roped almond-shaped boss over the ulna and struck at its apex with four dots, the centre of the inner plate struck with the letter A, five metacarpal-plates each decorated with a V-shaped nick at the centre of its bevelled upper edge, a knuckle-plate decorated with a file-roped transverse rib, two finger-plates (the distal one of the right with small hole and crack) and a laterally-hinged thumb-defence of scaled construction, the largest scale decorated at its centre with a boss en suite with that of the cuff, the upper edge of the cuff and the lower edge of the second finger-plate each decorated with a file-roped inward turn accompanied in the case of the former by a series of round-headed lining-rivets, the lower edge of the inner cuff-plate decorated with a notched outward turn, the surface of the gauntlet now bright but originally black-from-the hammer (2) £2500-3500 | Nil |
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| 243 | A PAIR OF NORTH GERMAN ELBOW GAUNTLETS, CIRCA 1560-70, PROBABLY BRUNSWICK each formed of a long flaring medially-ridged cuff with separate short fixed inner plate, its roped upper edge cut away at the inside of the elbow and bordered by a pair of narrow grooves indented at their centres and enclosing a series of twelve rosette-headed lining-rivets (three missing from the right), six metacarpal-plates of which the last is decorated distally with a pair of narrow grooves formed as pairs of arches, a knuckle-plate decorated with a file-roped transverse rib, five finger-plates shaped to the individual fingers and decorated down the centre of each with a longitudinal rib, and matching thumb-defence attached by a lateral hinge, all parts painted black over an original black-from-the hammer finish, with the knuckle-plate, the roped upper edge, the grooved decoration and the bevelled upper edges of the metacarpal-plates and its rivet-heads touched out in gold (2) £2000-3000 | Nil |
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| 244 | A PAIR OF NORTH EUROPEAN GAUNTLETS, EARLY 17TH CENTURY each formed of a markedly flared and pointed tubular cuff closed by a riveted join at the inside of the wrist, its inward-turned upper edge (the right with some losses) bordered by round-headed lining-rivets, two wrist-plates, five metacarpal-plates, a shaped knuckle-plate retaining fragmentary scaled finger-defences and matching scaled thumb-defence (that of right missing) attached laterally by leather hinges, the subsidiary edges of the gauntlet decorated with pairs of incised lines (its surfaces heavily patinated overall) (2) £1200-1800 | Nil |
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| 245 | A PAIR OF GERMAN GAUNTLETS, LATE 16TH CENTURY; AND TWO ELEMENTS OF GAUNTLETS the first with tubular two-piece cuffs with rounded upper ends extending to below the elbow, five wrist plates, one retaining a single knuckle-plate embossed with a boxed roped rib, and a large single lame for the fingers, the other with the lower lame of a thumb-defence, the second a hand-defence from a German right-hand gauntlet, mid-16th century, comprising a wrist-plate embossed for the ulna, four metacarpal plates, knuckle-plate with a boldly roped transverse rib, two finger lames, and the lower plate of a thumb-defence, and the fourth from a German gauntlet, second half of the 16th Century, formed of seven articulated lames (patinated throughout) (4) £1200-1800 | Nil |
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| 246 | A PAIR OF GERMAN GAUNTLET CUFFS, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY each formed of a flared and pointed cuff with separate short fixed inner plate, decorated at its upper edge with a roped inward turn accompanied by a recessed border, flat almond-shaped boss at the ulna, its lower edge fitted with one metacarpal-plate in the case of the right gauntlet, and two and part of another in the case of the left, the surfaces of both later painted in gold on black with narrow bands, a stylised foliate pattern, and an undulating line between triple dots (small perforation in left cuff and minor splits at edges) (2) £300-400 | Nil |
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| 247 | A RARE PORTION OF A DECORATED GAUNTLET FOR THE RIGHT HAND, CIRCA 1550-60, PROBABLY AUGSBURG comprising inner cuff-plate with finely roped inward turn at its edge and strongly boxed lower end, its front edge fitted with part of an engraved brass hinge, its edged with a pierced stud, and two inner wrist plates shaped to the back of the thumb, finely etched in stippled blackened bands with sprigs of foliage inhabited by trophies, musical instruments and a lion's mask, the bands enclosed by tendril-like acanthus sprigs alternating with trefoils, the lower edge of the second inner wrist-plate etched with a narrow band of guilloche, and retaining traces of gilding (mottled patination and wear throughout) 10.8cm; 4 1/4in The decoration is very similar to the work of Ulrich Holzman and is possibly from the same garniture as a vambrace exhibited in Augsburg in 1980. See Augsburg 1980, p. 508. £700-900 | Nil |
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| 248 | A RARE GERMAN MAIL SLEEVE, MID-16TH CENTURY, of riveted links each formed of wire of half-round section, thickening over the shoulder and the upper arm, and the cuff with two rows of riveted brass links (light surface rust) A large number of similar mail sleeves are preserved in the Landeszeughaus, Graz. In 1606 the armourer Ulrich Roth delivered forty-one mail sleeves and 48 pairs of mail gauntlets to the Zeughaus there. See P. Krenn 1987, p.50. £500-800 | Nil |
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| 249 | A NORTH EUROPEAN CULET FROM A CUIRASSIER'S ARMOUR, EARLY 17TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY FRENCH OR FLEMISH of strongly flaring form, composed of five upward-overlapping lames, the first of which is cut at each of its upper corners with a rectangular notch and pierced at its left and right sides respectively with a keyhole-slot and circular hole, the latter accompanied by a swivel-hook, the upper edges of the remaining lames and the lower edge of the final lame each cusped five times, the last lame embossed at its centre with fleur-de-lys flanked by a pair of laurel branches and decorated at each side with two groups of twenty-five round-headed rivets arranged in rosette-formation, the main edges of the culet decorated with file-roped inward-turns, accompanied in the case of the upper one with a centrally-cusped raised rib and in the case of the lower and lateral ones by recessed borders, its subsidiary edges decorated with incised lines (patinated overall; the first lame with minor cracks and a small patched repair at its left articulation point) £800-1000 | Nil |
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| 250 | A COMPOSITE NORTH EUROPEAN CULET FROM A CUIRASSIER'S ARMOUR, EARLY 17TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY FRENCH OR FLEMISH composed of three upward-overlapping lames, the first fitted at its outer ends (the left patched) with later riveted extension-strips and pierced at each side of its boxed upper edge with three keyhole-slots (the lower two later) and the second and third, formed in two pieces joined medially by rivets, all three decorated with pairs of incised lines and punched concentric circles, the main edges of the second and third lames turned inwards and their subsidiary edges scalloped (light mottled patination overall) £600-800 | Nil |
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| 251 | A FINE PAIR OF BLUED PAULDRONS FROM A CUIRASSIER ARMOUR, early 17TH CENTURY each formed of nine lames overlapping outwards from the third which is expanded downwards at the front and rear, the main edges decorated with file roped inward turns, the subsidiary edges with cut ogees, the front and rear of the third lame and the rear of the ninth lame each decorated with brass-capped iron rivets arranged in rosette formation, the surfaces blued overall with contrasting rosettes enclosing decorative rivets of the third lames and transverse bands decorating the subsidiary edges of the second to eighth lames of the pauldron and the centres of its first and third lames (light surface rust, some lames disarticulated) (2) The contrasting pattern used within the blued decoration is notably rare. See also a pair of gauntlets sold Thomas Del Mar Ltd, 7 December 2007, lot 365. £2000-3000 | Nil |
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| 252 | A PAIR OF CUISSES AND POLEYNS, GERMAN, LATE 16TH CENTURY formed from the elements spaudlers, the cuisses each formed of five lames, and the poleyns of two, the larger upper one (the right with a welded patch) shaped to the point of the knee and embossed with a spray of attenuated almond-shaped ribs, the first lame of the cuisse and the second lame of the poleyn each fitted with a later strap and buckle, both elements decorated with bright recessed bands and borders on a blackened ground in the "black and white" fashion (light corrosion and minor damage throughout) (2) £600-800 | Nil |
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| 253 | TWO GORGET LAMES FROM A CLOSE HELMET, CIRCA 1580 each with central notch, low medial ridge, incised line at the top, with recessed border and inwardly turned roped edge (2) £200-300 | 5% |
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| 254 | A FINELY CONSTRUCTED MINIATURE FIELD ARMOUR IN THE GERMAN STYLE OF CIRCA 1580 comprising close helmet with roped comb, visor with a pair of vision slits, bevor with three circular arrangements of breathes on the left and lower bevor retained by a press stud, gorget of four articulated lames front and back, breast and backplate, the former with medial ridge and carrying a skirt of two lames, a pair of tassets each of four lames, full arm defences, a pair of gauntlets (finger lames missing), full leg defences with winged poleyns, articulated sabatons, the principle lames decorated with central notches, and with recessed borders and roped turns throughout: on a wooden stand 64.8cm; 25 1/2in high A similar miniature armour formerly in the Renwick Collection was sold Sotheby & Co., 21st May 1973, lot 32. Another was sold Thomas Del Mar Ltd, 26 June 2007 lot 265 (£6000 including premium). £4000-5000 | Nil |
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| 255 | A GROUP OF SEVEN HORSE BITS, 17TH/19TH CENTURIES one with u-shaped mouth-piece and an additional chain, the side bars with engraved flattened terminals and mouldings towards the mouth and with slender recurved terminals at the top; another with u-shaped mouth-piece and a pair of fluted rollers, another fitted with robust mouth-piece and a curb chain, and four further bits (7) £1500-2000 | Nil |
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| 256 | A GROUP OF FIVE HORSE BITS, 17TH/19TH CENTURIES three with v-shaped mouth-pieces, a pair of scrolling side bars, curb chains, and retaining much tinned finish, and two of more substantial construction, with robust curb chains and fitted with brass rosette bosses on each side (5) £800-1200 | Nil |
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800 |
| 257 | THREE PAIRS OF STIRRUPS IN 16TH CENTURY STYLE AND FOUR SINGLE STIRRUPS, 19TH CENTURY the first pair of arched form, with fluted sides rising to a loop at the top, and oval treads of three writhen bars; two pairs of stirrups for a child, in 16th Century style, with fluted arched sides and near circular treads; and four further stirrups the first: 15cm; 5 7/8in high (10) £1000-1500 | Nil |
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1000 |
| 258 | A PAIR OF BRASS ROWEL SPURS, EARLY 17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY ENGLISH with slightly curved arched heel bands chiselled with foliage and with figure-of-eight shaped terminals for attaching buckles (now missing, small chips), short moulded necks incised with scrolls, and each fitted with seven-point star-shaped rowel 15cm; 5 7/8in (2) £600-800 | Nil |
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| 259 | A BRASS ROWEL SPUR, EARLY 17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY ENGLISH with moulded curved arched heel band with figure-of-eight shaped terminal fitted with an elaborately pierced buckle and catch on one side and two catches on the other, moulded neck with raised filed mouldings, fitted with five-point rowel, and retaining traces of gilding throughout 15.5cm; 6 1/8in £300-400 | Nil |
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| 260 | TWO GOTHIC STEEL SPURS, 15TH CENTURY in excavated condition, the first with curved arched heel band formed with a pierced panel at the base and with circular terminals, one fitted with its original buckle and catch, short neck, and multi-spiked rowel; the second with curved pointed heel band, pierced terminals fitted with its original buckle and catch and a pair of catches on the respective sides, short slender neck, and rowel of twelve spikes 13.5cm; 5 3/8in 14cm; 5 1/2in (2) £120-180 | Nil |
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550 |
| 261 | A RARE PAIR OF EARLY BRONZE SPURS, PROBABLY LATE ROMAN OR CELTIC in excavated condition, each formed of a u-shaped heel band of differing length on the respective sides, the terminals pierced for attaching to the heel, and with traces of iron at the neck for a short spike 7.5cm; 3in (2) A related pair of spurs attributed to the late Roman period are illustrated in C. de Lacy Lacy 1904, plate 6. Another pair attributed to the 7th Century Celtic are illustrated in M. Scalini 2007, p. 97. nos. 3162 and 3163. £50-80 | Nil |
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190 |
| 262 | TWO MEXICAN STEEL ROWEL SPURS, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY with u-shaped heel bands inlaid with patterns of silver and brass respectively, pierced shaped terminals for attaching straps, moulded necks extending to a pair of long pierced rectangular panels overlaid en suite with the heel bands, and each fitted with characteristically large mulit-spiked rowel with later pierced coins for washers 24cm; 9 1/2in (2) £300-500 | Nil |
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| 263 | A PAIR OF MEXICAN SILVER-MOUNTED STEEL ROWEL SPURS, LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY with u-shaped heel bands inlaid with a chevron pattern of silver, pierced diamond-shaped terminals for attaching straps, moulded necks extending to a pair of long pierced rectangular panels overlaid with silver, and each fitted with characteristically large rowel of twenty-two spikes 21cm; 8 1/4in (2) £200-300 | Nil |
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200 |
| 264 | A PAIR OF GILDED SPURS, 19TH CENTURY with arched heel bands formed with a pair of slotted oval finials for straps, recurved faceted necks fitted with star-shaped rowels, and retaining some early gold painted finish throughout 19.5cm; 7 3/4in (2) £200-300 | Nil |
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200 |
| 265 | A GRAND GUARD IN GERMAN LATE 16TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY of one-piece partly concave form, shaped for fitting over the left spaudler, strongly flanged outwards at the top and stamped with two small marks, pierced for attachment bolts, and with plain unturned edge 54cm; 21 1/4in high £500-700 | 5% |
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| 266 | A GERMAN SHIELD FOR THE JOUST IN MID-15TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY of concave canvas-covered wood, with curved edges, strongly bouched on the right, the outer surface applied in gesso with the Baronial arms of von Hornstein highlighted in gilt (faded, small losses), and the inner face applied with a single woven enarme 41cm; 16 1/4in high £800-1200 | Nil |
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| 267 | A GERMAN SHIELD FOR THE JOUST IN MID-15TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY of concave canvas-covered wood, with curved edges, strongly bouched on the right, the outer surface painted with the gilt Baronial arms of von Hornstein on a green ground filled with foliage, the border painted red (small losses), and the inner face applied with a single sinew enarme 46cm; 18 1/8in high £800-1200 | Nil |
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| 268 | withdrawn A MAIL SHIRT, 17TH CENTURY formed of large rivetted links of near circular section, vented at the front and back, and extending over the upper portion of the arm (cleaned, small losses) | Nil |
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| 269 | A HALF SHAFFRON IN GERMAN EARLY 16TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY formed of a main plate embossed with hemi-spherical eye-covers and fluting arranged in groups of three on each side, fitted with gutter-shaped ear-defences, fluted poll-plate and an escutcheon 43.5cm; 17 1/8in £300-500 | Nil |
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350 |
| 270 | A BEVOR IN LATE 15TH CENTURY STYLE, 19TH CENTURY formed of a main plate drawn-out over the chin, with moulded scalloped border at the base, fitted with a locking bar for attaching to the top of the breast-plate, an additional pivoting plate at the top secured by a push button, with inward turned upper edge, and fitted with a pair of buff leather straps and a steel buckle 20.2cm; 8in high £600-800 | Nil |
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