19TH CENTURY BESAGEWS IN GERMAN STYLE OF 1470
An excellent matched pair of gothic style fluted besagews shaped like petals. A common design seen in use in Germany throughout 1450 - 1500.
Fluted evenly with great care, these besagews show true craftsmanship, straight sharp flutes radiating out across this 14cm diameter surface.
Purchased from the American John Woodman Higgins Armory Museum sale. Original metal... read more
SCARCE 19TH CENTURY ELECTROTYPE COPY OF THE FAMOUS LION ARMOUR 16th CENTURY ORIGINAL BY ELKINTONS FOR THE SOUTH KENSINGTON ( V&A ) MUSEUM
The lions armour is an exotic parade armour, to exalt a monarch’s heroic aspect. It is in keeping with the "Grande maniera" style, which was developed by Milanese armourers from 1530 onwards and inspired by the equipment worn by warrior heroes in Classical Antiquity. The armour from which this couter is copied was the work of Giovanni Paolo Negroli (1513 - 1569) of Milan, Italy, who exc... read more
Interesting box of paperwork and photos - Yeoman Warder / Regimental Sergeant Major F.W.B. Little, DCM, Royal Field Artillery
Spanning the 1890s, The Boer War and up to and including WW1, this is a large collection of paperwork, family items and including some great cabinet photos and CDVs of this soldier and his family, including five letters written to his mother in the field from South Africa (five letters of about 19.5 sides of closely written text of his contact with the Boers) and five letters to his daughter in... read more
15TH CENTURY STYLE LOWER CANNON - FLUTED WITH A HINGE AND PIN CLOSING MECHANISM
This enclosed cannon is a very admirable item, with great attention to detail. Its cuff is patterned at a slight angle and with the fluting present. We date this to late 19th century based on a 1480 German original.
The armourer has subtly shaped the bulging forearm muscles into the piece. It has very well rolled edges that are filed away correctly on the under-lap of th... read more
245.00 GBP
15TH CENTURY STYLE SABATON WITH ROWEL SPUR - GREAT DISPLAY ITEMS
This single finely made sabaton and rowel spur compliment each other, giving a great introduction to the 15th century for display in your armour collection.
What remains of the sabaton is constructed of 4 lames with a curved toe cap, but the rest of the lames and heel plate are missing.
The sabaton is blackened, most probably from being heat quenched in oil, and... read more
14th CENTURY STYLE REREBRACE LAME WITH LATTEN BORDERING
Most likely a 19th Century reproduction this item of armour is a lame which would have fitted onto a 14th century arm harness. It is bordered with brass and has a domed edge seen on some lames to help its fit into the couter for greater quality in the articulation of the joint. Given its brass bordering though it is likely that it would have been attached to another lame which provided... read more
120.00 GBP
A MAGNIFICENT PAIR OF ITALIAN SPAULDERS IN THE STYLE OF 1380
Formed beautifully to follow the shape of the shoulder they have a clean medial ridge at the top paralleled by two holes for a point to mount through to the underlying garment of cloth or maille.
Flanged out at the front to flow over the shape of the pectoral muscles providing added coverage for the vulnerable armpit. A latten border is applied to the bottom edge in brass, rive... read more
EXCAVATED MEDIEVAL BRONZE MACE HEAD CIRCA 1100 - 1300
An extremely rare excavated bronze Medieval Mace head dating 1100 - 1300 A.D. It still retains one of its mounting holes that attached it to a length of hardwood. The other one is missing that is probably how it was lost, A similar example can be found on the British portable antiquities website:
http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/163436
A good rare... read more
ATTRACTIVE MATCHED PAIR OF FLUTED STEEL BESAGEWS
An excellent matched pair of gothic style fluted besagews. They are a great example of the armouring ingenuity of the 15th century. The besagew supplied great protection to the armpit, and was mostly seen on armours coming out of Augsburg, Innsbruck, Nuremburg and Landshut, in the period 1450 - 1490.
The besagew could either be riveted to the shoulder defence, usually to the spa... read more
A BARBUTA IN VENETIAN STYLE OF CIRCA 1430 - 1450
This Venetian style sallet's facial opening resembles a classic example of surviving barbuta. It is modelled with a Corinthian T shape opening with the crest re-curved and tail extending well back. In profile the cheek stays in line with the sight, dating its style to circa 1430 – 1450. However, the brass rivets suggest it is of later manufacture.
The opening widens marg... read more