A German cuirassier suit of armor First half 17th century

The Traditional Collector

Sunday, July 21, 2019—12pm

German cuirassier suit of armor First half 17th century

Lot 28 A German cuirassier suit of armor First half 17th century Stamped to backplate with the Augsburg city mark; Further stamped with a marker’s mark Homogenous, comprising a helmet, a breastplate, a backplate, a gorget, tassets, pauldrons, vambraces, gauntlets, cuisses, and poleyns, the breastplate engraved with a soldier kneeling before a crucified Christ, each hand-wrought steel piece held together by brass-head iron rivets and leather straps raised on a later-added stand Assembled without stand: 57” H x 30” W x 14” D

$15,000-25,000

the breastplate engraved with a soldier kneeling before a crucified Christ

Stamped to backplate with the Augsburg city mark