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LATE 15TH/EARLY 16TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY ITALIAN
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AN ARCHER’S SKULL CAP
LATE 15TH/EARLY 16TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY ITALIAN
Of one-piece construction, shaped around the ears and pierced with lining-holes; together with a halberd, late 16th century; an incomplete upper cannon, late 16th century; and a pair of tassets in the 15th-century style
Approximately the skull cap: 5 in. (12.7 cm.) high
LATE 15TH/EARLY 16TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY ITALIAN
Of one-piece construction, shaped around the ears and pierced with lining-holes; together with a halberd, late 16th century; an incomplete upper cannon, late 16th century; and a pair of tassets in the 15th-century style
Approximately the skull cap: 5 in. (12.7 cm.) high
Provenance
The skull cap: The Herr Richard Zschille Collection; sold Christie's, London, 25 January - 1 February 1897, lot 289.
The halberd: The Herr Richard Zschille Collection; sold Christie's, London, 25 January - 1 February 1897, lot 76 (part).
The halberd: The Herr Richard Zschille Collection; sold Christie's, London, 25 January - 1 February 1897, lot 76 (part).
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