A CEREMONIAL SUIT OF ARMOR WITH HELMET QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
comprising a jacket and apron embroidered overall with a navy blue diaper pattern on a gold filé ground, set with brass studs and trimmed with dark brown velvet, with detachable panels, helmet and gilt metal mounts, with a painted lacquer hat box (15)
Height of armor 63 in., 160 cm
Height of helmet 22 in., 55.9 cm
Provenance:
Collection of Robert Leroy Ripley (1890-1949) of 'Ripley's Believe It or Not' mid-1940s, (by repute).
Sotheby's New York, 23rd March 2004, lot 554.
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comprising a jacket and apron embroidered overall with a navy blue diaper pattern on a gold filé ground, set with brass studs and trimmed with dark brown velvet, with detachable panels, helmet and gilt metal mounts, with a painted lacquer hat box (15)
Height of armor 63 in., 160 cm
Height of helmet 22 in., 55.9 cm
Provenance:
Collection of Robert Leroy Ripley (1890-1949) of 'Ripley's Believe It or Not' mid-1940s, (by repute).
Sotheby's New York, 23rd March 2004, lot 554.
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