Sales catalogue: Puttick and Simpson

Date:
22nd November 1906
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/16/38
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Puttick and Simpson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    16/22 (page 14)
    14 ~~ 254 255 Thursday, November 22nd. Four old naval boarding pikes of the time of Nelson A French bronze eagle on staff captured in the Peninsular War A Presentation sword dated 1835 and 2 Cavalry swords ; A Steel morion of pear shape engraved with bands and medallions of Renais- sance ornament, the lower part with studs for holding the lining in position, in fine condition, Italian work, 16th Century A close helmet of bright steel, engraved in bands of ornament of trophies of ( arms, etc., with well developed cowl and large vizor, Italian, 16th Century A Demi-suit of Armour, with raised bright bands on a sunk black ground, consisting of breastplate with moveable gussets, brayette of two plates, | espalliers and gorget combined, back plate, tassets and open casque with cowl and earpieces, temp. Elizabeth A pair of steel gauntlets, early 17th Century A Persian left-hand gauntlet of engraved steel, with figures in Betas net in- laid in gold and another gauntlet of ancient type A Cromwellian trooper’s suit consisting of heavy back and bidet plate and helmet, with lobster-tail and ear-pieces A Highland Shield covered with leather and brass nails . A Venetian sword, ‘“ Schiavona”’ type A Rapier with shell and ring ouard and long Toledo blade A German Sword of early 16th century io, oe pci: | . Two large gun locks and pistol tinder box ) A Cap-a-pie Suit of 17th Century Bcc: with closed helmet A pair of 17th Century Gauntlets | | 3 a ee Another Pair, with Fleur-de-lis decoration on the cuff 3 A Pikeman’s Helmet of bright steel A steel lining for a Cavalier’s Hat of the 17th Cantury A Spanish cup hilt Rapier, with finely chiselled and perforated cup guard A similar specimen, perforated and chiselled with birds~