Thomas Del Mar - Arms & Armour

193
A FINE SOUTH GERMAN ETCHED AND GILT HEAD FROM
A COMBINED PISTOL AND HALBERD, CIRCA 1580
with two-stage central spike set at a right angle to the axeblade,
the upper portion leaf-shaped and the lower of
rectangular form and incorporating a pair of lugs, recurved
axe-blade pierced with scrollwork carrying a warrior profile
rondel on each side, flat down-curved rear fluke, etched
and gilt throughout with a pattern of running foliage and
the spike with trophies of-arms at the base (areas of light
wear)
39.5cm; 15Iin
£3000-4000
84
193 194
194
A RARE ITALIAN HALBERD, EARLY 17TH CENTURY,
PROBABLY VENETIAN
with broad central blade pierced with a pair of slots, fitted
at the base with a broad steel collar formed of six vertical
hoops each interrupted by a chiselled mask, forward
leaning pierced axe-blade fitted with a bronze warrior mask
on each face, triangular rear-fluke fitted with a pair of
bronze masks and pierced en suite, rectangular socket
fitted with a later spiked transverse bolt, a pair of slender
straps, and lightly engraved throughout (worn), on a
wooden haft
54.5cm; 21Iin head
A similar halberd is preserved in the Poldi Pezzoli museum,
cat. no. 525. A near identical halberd was sold in these
rooms, 28th June 2006, lot 347, (£4320 including premium).
£1500-2000