28th Jun, 2023 12:00
Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria
285
‡ TWO MAIL SLEEVES, LATE 15TH/16TH CENTURIES, PROBABLY EUROPEAN; AND TWO MAIL LEG-DEFENCES, PROBABLY INDIAN 19TH CENTURY
the first two probably cut from mail shirts, formed entirely of riveted rings of rectangular section wire, extending from the shoulder to the wrist and shaped to the elbow; the second two each formed of small riveted rings of round section wire (areas of rust) (4)
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 £1,200
the first two probably cut from mail shirts, formed entirely of riveted rings of rectangular section wire, extending from the shoulder to the wrist and shaped to the elbow; the second two each formed of small riveted rings of round section wire (areas of rust) (4)
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
