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A PERSIAN SUIT OF ARMOR

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military / Armory - Amour Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,200.00 USD
A PERSIAN SUIT OF ARMOR
Auctions Imperial is pleased to announce our 2013 sale, to be held March 15 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Timonium, Maryland. Over 650 lots of choice antique arms and armor including armor, helmets, shields, swords, daggers, battleaxes, maces, halberds, matchlocks, flintlocks and percussion pieces will be offered. Our fine selection for 2013 includes broadswords, baskethilts, shamshirs, shashkas, palas, kindjals, khanjars, tulwars and spears, as well as chain mail and breastplates. This sale will a
Comprised of an embellished helmet, shield, and armguard, etched with scenes from Persian history, and a coat of mail. The helmet of characteristic hemispherical form with elongated top spike, nasal bar and plume tubes, embellished with intertwining vinework and Persian nobles and heroes at court, with a camail of butted rings. The circular steel shield elaborately etched en suite with the helmet and armguard, and set with four bosses. The bazuband raised from a single plate and etched overall en suite with helmet and shield. The mail coat wrought of butted steel rings. Mid-19th century.Worn overall. Length of mail coat 76.3 cm. Mannequin not included.
Condition III