antique arms, armour & militaria - Thomas Del Mar Ltd

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AN ITALIAN DECORATED HALBERD, THIRD QUARTER OF
THE 16TH CENTURY
with central spike of diamond section, forward-leaning
curved axe-blade with reinforced tip, formed with a
rounded lug pierced with a hole at the top and bottom and
engraved and chiselled with foliage inhabited by a naive
beast, triangular rear fluke engraved with a cityscape,
pierced with a three holes and with reinforced tip, tapering
socket, a pair of short straps, on a later wooden haft (the
etching worn, possibly later)
73.2cm; 28Pin head
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Two further decorated halberds from this group are preserved
in the Poldi Pezzoli Museum, Milan, cat. nos. 486 & 487, the
catalogue of which ascribes the decoration to a later date.
£600-800
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AN ITALIAN HALBERD, LATE 16TH CENTURY
with long central spike of diamond section, forwardleaning
curved axe-blade with reinforced tip, formed with
a rounded lug behind the blade at the top and bottom
and pierced with two cross-shaped apertures, triangular
rear fluke pierced with a series of circles and with
reinforced tip, tapering socket, a pair of short straps, and
retaining traces of original engraved decoration, on a
later wooden haft
88.5cm; 34Pin head
Another halberd from this group is preserved in the Poldi
Pezzoli Museum, Milan, cat. no. 501.
£600-800
174
A EUROPEAN SPEAR, 17TH/18TH CENTURY
of tapering square-section, with moulded base, conical
socket, and a pair of long straps, on a later wooden haft
74.2cm; 29Din head
£150-200
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