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A RARE TOURNAMENT BROW REINFORCE, THIRD<br />

QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY, GERMAN OR ITALIAN<br />

formed in one piece rising to a roped medial comb,<br />

embossed on each side with a concave moulding for<br />

fitting over the pivots and pierced at the front with a pair<br />

of holes for securing to the visor, the lower portion<br />

shaped for the vision slit, and painted with a red<br />

inventory number inside<br />

Provenance<br />

The Rolls Armoury, The Hendre, Monmouthshire.<br />

A comparable brow defence is preserved in the<br />

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, acc. no.<br />

14.25.545. It is likely such reinforces were for use in the<br />

tourney or foot tournament.<br />

£1000-1500

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