28th Jun, 2023 12:00
Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria
256
‡ A NORTH EUROPEAN HALBERD, LATE 17TH CENTURY
with tapering double-edged terminal blade, curved pierced axe-blade formed with a pair of ’bird’s head’ lugs, rear spike formed en suite, tapering faceted socket, on a later wooden haft fitted with a pair of straps, 57.0 cm head
Provenance
Joe Kindig Jr. (1898-1971), thence by descent
Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Sold for £480
with tapering double-edged terminal blade, curved pierced axe-blade formed with a pair of ’bird’s head’ lugs, rear spike formed en suite, tapering faceted socket, on a later wooden haft fitted with a pair of straps, 57.0 cm head
Provenance
Joe Kindig Jr. (1898-1971), thence by descent
Part proceeds to benefit the Acquisition Fund of the Arms and Armor department, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Auction: Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria, 28th Jun, 2023
