A pair of French or Italian gauntlets with etched embellishment, circa 1600
A pair of French or Italian gauntlets with etched embellishment, circa 1600The finely wrought gauntlets with metacarpi sliding on five lames, a finely roped rib on the knuckles. Attached, complete finger scales. Movable thumb plates, each with three scales. The cuffs tapering to a point with turned and roped edges and a row of lining rivets. Profusely decorated with etchings of floral motifs, possibly a 19th century addition. Length of each 37 cm.Condition: II +
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A pair of French or Italian gauntlets with etched embellishment, circa 1600The finely wrought gauntlets with metacarpi sliding on five lames, a finely roped rib on the knuckles. Attached, complete finger scales. Movable thumb plates, each with three scales. The cuffs tapering to a point with turned and roped edges and a row of lining rivets. Profusely decorated with etchings of floral motifs, possibly a 19th century addition. Length of each 37 cm.Condition: II +
