Thomas Del Mar - Arms & Armour

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A GERMAN ZISCHÄGGE, MID-17TH CENTURY
with hemispherical one-piece skull embossed with six
radiating ribs, fitted at its apex with a pierced finial and
circular washer, at its brow with a flat pointed peak
stamped with an arsenal number on the top, a further
arsenal marking underneath and with sliding nasal bar
secured by a locking screw, neck-guard of four upwardoverlapping
lames, a pair of pendant cheek-pieces each
pierced with five holes, and with plain inward turns
throughout
19cm; 7I in high
£1000-1200
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A ZISCHÄGGE, MID-17TH CENTURY, PROBABLY GERMAN
formed of a one-piece hemispherical skull embossed with
six radiating ribs, fitted at its apex with a transverselypierced
finial and circular washer, and at the brow with a
flat peak, the nape with flaring neck-guard of four lames
(the last with rust-perforations at the centre of its obtuselypointed
lower edge), and at each side with a pendent
cheek-piece pointed at its lower end and pierced at its
upper end with five circular ventilation-holes, the peak
stamped at its point with an indistinct mark over the
number 1700 (the last digit partly obliterated by a later
suspension-hole), fitted with rectangular staple and lockingscrew
for a sliding nasal (now missing), the main edges of
the helmet decorated with plain inward turns or ribs, and
with early blackened finish throughout
24cm; 9I in high
£800-1000
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A GERMAN COMB-MORION, NUREMBERG, CIRCA 1580
with a hemispherical crown rising to a high roped medial
comb (slightly bruised at apex), and an integral brim turned
down at each side, rising to an acute point at the front and
rear, decorated around its edge with a file-roped inward
turn (minor cracks) accompanied by a recessed border, the
front right struck with the quality-control mark of the city of
Nuremberg (the rear and sides each pierced with later
wiring-holes), the base of the crown encircled by twelve
round-headed lining-rivets with rosette-washers, one of
pewter and the remainder of iron, with later etching overall
on a blackened and stippled ground with scrolling foliage
inhabited by winged grotesque masks and involving, at
each side of the crown, oval cartouches enclosing differing
representations of a queen surrounded by a trophy of
arms, and, at each side of the comb, sub-rectangular
cartouches enclosing representations of a naked man riding
a fish (some wear and patination overall)
29cm; 11I in high
£1000-1200
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A ZISCHÄGGE IN GERMAN MID-17TH CENTURY STYLE,
19TH/20TH CENTURY
with almond-shaped skull fitted with pointed peak, sliding
nasal secured by a screw, neck-guard of six lames and a
pair of pendant cheek-pieces
29cm; 11I in high
£300-350
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