Magnificent Forged Steel Armor Breast Plate and Similar Back Plate,...
Magnificent Forged Steel Armor Breast Plate and Similar Back Plate, Italy 17th century.
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Magnificent Forged Steel Armor Breast Plate and Similar Back Plate, Italy 17th century. The breast plate with a soldier in the central medallion surrounded by objects of war, brass rivets along the bottom edge, and vestiges of leather straps at the shoulders affixed by decorative rivets, the back plate with similar rivets. Provenance: Higgins Armory Museum, Worcester, Massachusetts. Skinner Auction, November 20, 2010, Lot 168. length 40 cm.
Condition
Good condition
Dimensions
Height 40 cm / 15.7 in
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Magnificent Forged Steel Armor Breast Plate and Similar Back Plate, Italy 17th century.
Item details
Description
Magnificent Forged Steel Armor Breast Plate and Similar Back Plate, Italy 17th century. The breast plate with a soldier in the central medallion surrounded by objects of war, brass rivets along the bottom edge, and vestiges of leather straps at the shoulders affixed by decorative rivets, the back plate with similar rivets. Provenance: Higgins Armory Museum, Worcester, Massachusetts. Skinner Auction, November 20, 2010, Lot 168. length 40 cm.
Condition
Good condition
Dimensions
Height 40 cm / 15.7 in
