Ⓐ A RARE OTTOMAN LEG DEFENCE, TURKEY, LATE 15TH/EARLY 16TH CENTURY
Ⓐ A RARE OTTOMAN LEG DEFENCE, TURKEY, LATE 15TH/EARLY 16TH CENTURY
formed of a shaped main plate embossed with a slender rib and stamped with the mark of the Ottoman Court Arsenal at Hagia Eirene (one small internally patched repair), decorated in the centre in silver koftgari with a calligraphic panel within a frame of incised lines, further panels decorated with silver around the edges (losses), retaining two slender engraved side-plates each joined by links of riveted mail (small losses)
38.2 cm; 15 in
Property from the Anthony Dove Collection (1938-2021)
Part proceeds to benefit Westminster Abbey
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Ⓐ A RARE OTTOMAN LEG DEFENCE, TURKEY, LATE 15TH/EARLY 16TH CENTURY
formed of a shaped main plate embossed with a slender rib and stamped with the mark of the Ottoman Court Arsenal at Hagia Eirene (one small internally patched repair), decorated in the centre in silver koftgari with a calligraphic panel within a frame of incised lines, further panels decorated with silver around the edges (losses), retaining two slender engraved side-plates each joined by links of riveted mail (small losses)
38.2 cm; 15 in
Property from the Anthony Dove Collection (1938-2021)
Part proceeds to benefit Westminster Abbey
