Thomas Del Mar - Armour Sale

294 295294A SOUTH GERMAN BURGONET, MID-16TH CENTURY,PROBABLY NUREMBERGwith one-piece skull embossed with four broad centrallydivided ribs rising to a pronounced acorn finial, stronglyflanged outwards at the base, fitted with pivoting peak, apair of hinged cheek-pieces each pierced with a circulararrangement of holes, plume-holder and neck-defence, themain surfaces painted black and the edges with recessedborders and lightly roped turns (restorations and repairs)22.5cm; 8 Pin high£2500-3000295A SOUTH GERMAN BURGONET, CIRCA 1540with one-piece skull formed with four triangular panelsrising to a near pyramidal point, fitted with associated fixedpeak and neck guard each with recessed border and finelyroped edge, and a pair of later cheek-piecesA burgonet of similar form and struck with the mark of theVienna City arsenal is preserved in the Fitzwilliam MuseumCambridge, inv.no. HEN.M.80-1933. See I.Eaves 2002,p.190.£1500-2000296ELEMENTS OF ARMOUR IN 15TH CENTURY GOTHICSTYLEcomprising hinged visor from a sallet, a pair of tournamentgauntlets, the left of heavy construction, extending almostto the elbow and formed with a pointed moulding over theterminal of the ulna, a pair of pauldrons, decorated withfluting and with strongly flanged upper borders, besagews,cuisses and poleyns, and a pair of articulated sabatons withpointed toes; and TWO MACES IN 16TH CENTURY STYLE,the first with head of seven shaped flanges each formedwith a reinforced spike and spirally moulded haft(11)£400-500116