28th Jun, 2023 12:00
Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria
300
‡ A GERMAN GAUNTLET FOR THE LEFT HAND, CIRCA 1540-50
with strongly flaring rounded cuff embossed with a bi-lobate central panel, and recessed double border with file-roped inward-turned edge, three wrist-plates, knuckle-plate, finger-plate and a quantity of finger lames (detached, the whole extensively corroded), 20.5 cm
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 £380
with strongly flaring rounded cuff embossed with a bi-lobate central panel, and recessed double border with file-roped inward-turned edge, three wrist-plates, knuckle-plate, finger-plate and a quantity of finger lames (detached, the whole extensively corroded), 20.5 cm
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
