Auctions Imperial 2017 May Arms & Armor
Lot 287:
Description
A fine armor wrought in steel, made in Elizabethan tournament style. The helmet with high comb and characteristic visor and bevor sharing a pivot, the visor pierced for ventilation and secured to the skull by a hook, the neck lames articulated, with rolled, roped borders. Breastplate with central ridge, rolled and roped borders at the neck and arm gussets and flanged at the waist, the backplate likewise rolled and roped at neck and arm gussets. With complete arm defenses, the pauldrons with three upper plates and flared rims, the upper canons with rolled ridge, the rounded elbow cops with large couters, vambraces rolled at the cuff. The gauntlets well-articulated, with pointed cuffs, fingers intact. Each tasset wrought from a single plate with embossed lames over the velvet fauld with gilt braid border. The cuisses likewise wrought of a single plate with central ridge and rolled and roped borders, the poleyns en suite with the couters. The greaves well-modelled, with central ridge to the obverse and multi-lamed sabatons. C. 1830s. Minor dents and age darkening. One buckle lacking at the rear of the helmet, several straps worn. Wooden stand with circular base included. Overall height 171cm. Condition II
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