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LOT 1022
Post Medieval Iron Axehead with Maker's Marks
16TH-17TH CENTURY A.D.
9 in. (2.1 kg, 23 cm).
Stamped to one cheek; triangular socket, hammer-shaped back. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.
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LOT 1022
Post Medieval Iron Axehead with Maker's Marks
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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German Closed Iron Helm
Circa 1560 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,940
An armet with rounded one-piece skull raising to a roped medial comb, visor, prow shaped upper bevor and bevor attached by common pivots, each secured at the right side by a spring-catch, the visor with stepped centrally divided visor-slit and two gorget-plates. 2 kg, 31 cm high
Acquired on the European art market. The Kusmirek Collection, UK. Accompanied by a copy of an invoice. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11767-203981.
The term armet is generally used to denote a visored helmet of particular construction, one in which large cheekpieces are hinged to the base of the bowl just above the ears and close in front of the chin. From about 1515 A.D., the Germans produced a variant armet where the downward extension of the skull was made much wider, reaching as far forward as the ears. The cheekpieces on this type of helmet opened sideways, on vertical hinges on the edges of this wider neck element. -
Luristan Bronze Sword Hilt
2nd millenium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
With crescent-shaped guard to accept blade, square-section grip with central rib to two sides and four evenly-spaced studs to the other two, and a conical hollow-cast mushroom pommel pierced on three sides. 492 grams, 16.5 cm
Acquired in the early 1990s. Ex Guernsey collection. The Kusmirek Collection, UK. -
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Roman Bronze Military Helmet Section
3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
From the right side of the face mask, the upper edge with an embossed band of diagonal lines, Jupiter’s eagle embossed to the centre, looking back and holding a laurel crown in its beak; a hole for the fastening thongs at ear-level. 87 grams, 19.7 cm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
The decoration of Roman weaponry contained themes that were directly associated with state propaganda, as well as with the Imperial cult. As the god-protector of the state and the army, Jupiter was the most esteemed. The combination of an eagle (helmet), Minerva and bust of Mars (armour) can also be understood as an image of dii militares.
