6th Dec, 2023 11:00
Arms, Armour & Militaria
323
AN ELECTROTYPE COPY BY ELKINGTON OF THE ITALIAN MORION OF CIRCA 1535-50 IN THE ROYAL COLLECTION
with roped comb, each side of the skull decorated with a pair of delicate scrolls centring on a spray of foliage terminating in an expanded flowerhead, with shaped plume-holder with traces of a depiction of Our Lord at supper at Emmaus beneath the inscription LAVDAMVSTE ('We praise thee'), and with gilt finish (dents, worn), the interior with Elkington seal, 20.5 cm high
The helmet from which this is copied (RCIN 61317) is recorded In the collection of George III and was sent to the armoury from Buckingham House on 20 September 1821. See Eaves & Norman 2016, pp. 236-237.
Sold for £350
with roped comb, each side of the skull decorated with a pair of delicate scrolls centring on a spray of foliage terminating in an expanded flowerhead, with shaped plume-holder with traces of a depiction of Our Lord at supper at Emmaus beneath the inscription LAVDAMVSTE ('We praise thee'), and with gilt finish (dents, worn), the interior with Elkington seal, 20.5 cm high
The helmet from which this is copied (RCIN 61317) is recorded In the collection of George III and was sent to the armoury from Buckingham House on 20 September 1821. See Eaves & Norman 2016, pp. 236-237.
Auction: Arms, Armour & Militaria, 6th Dec, 2023
