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Post Medieval Gauntlet Pair from a Suit of Armour Post Medieval Gauntlet Pair from a Suit of Armour Post Medieval Gauntlet Pair from a Suit of Armour
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LOT 0241

Post Medieval Gauntlet Pair from a Suit of Armour

17TH CENTURY A.D.

13 1/4 - 13 3/8 in. (1.88 kg total, 33.5-34 cm high).

A matched pair of iron mitten gauntlets from a tilting armour, each comprising a conical tubular wrist and ropework border in two sections permanently attached with rivets; articulating wrist section of four lames and curved finger section of four larger curved lames; hinged thumb to the side; some remnants of the original leather backing. [2]

Provenance

Acquired London art market in early 1960s.
From the private collection of the late Walter Steinberg, London, UK.

Literature

See Norman, A.V.B., & Eaves, I., Arms and Armour in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen: European Armour, London, 2016.

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LOT 0241

Post Medieval Gauntlet Pair from a Suit of Armour

Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)

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