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Thomas Del Mar - Armour Sale

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290290A RARE ITALIAN VISOR FOR A BASCINET OR BARBUTA,CIRCA 1350of one-piece bulbous form for a T-shaped face opening,with near circular upper part pierced with a pair of flangedvision slots and narrowing to form a long slightly in-curvedlower ‘tongue’ with straight sides towards the base, thelower edge rounded, pierced with a series of circularbreathes on each side of a medial ridge, and fitted at thetop with an iron strap pierced with two slots for attachingto a pair of hooks on a helmet (chemically cleaned)26.8cm; 10I in high overallProvenance:Aroldi Collection, MilanR.T. Gwynn, sold Christie’s 24th April 2001, lot 75, £11,162(including premium).A visor of similar form is preserved in the Stibbert Museum,Florence. Another, formerly in the Bargello, Florence passedthrough the collections of Londesborough, Cripps-Day andSir James Mann and is now in the Royal <strong>Armour</strong>ies Leeds.£6000-8000113

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