(on 2) RENAISSANCE-STYLE SHIELD AND GAUNTLETS
Victorian 19th c. copies of the Italian Milanese style of the mid to late 16th c.
the round, blackened steel shield engraved with panels and ovals of equestrian figures and various arms subjects, surrounded by scrolling foliage, 22"diam. (three edge studs and leather strap missing) along with a
pair of blackened-steel GAUNTLETS with articulated wrists, metacarpal and knuckle lames with engraved decoration similar to shield, 11"
From the estate of a Massachusetts gentleman's arms collection.
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Realized: $1,300 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 227 : (on 2) RENAISSANCE-STYLE SHIELD AND GAUNTLETS
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