Lot 2543
A South German black-and-white morion, ca. 1580/90
Arms & Armour, and Antique Firearms | A109aw | Live auction | 1369 Lots
Description
Heavy skull forged in two pieces, with a tall, turned and roped comb. On each side of the skull two raised embossed, tapering white stripes. Continuous lining rivets with decorative brass rosettes along the lower border; the plume socket at the neck lacking. Strong brim tapering to a point at the lower end, with a turned and roped border. Near the rear point, an arsenal mark struck on one side: “lying D” of the vienna civic armoury. Riveted leather loops on the sides for attaching the chin strap, each with a suspension hole below. Height 37 cm. Elegant, unusually tall shaped morion. A comparable example in: “Das Wiener Bürgerliche Zeughaus”, exhibition catalogue, castle Schalaburg, 1977, fig. 45, cat. no. 551.Provenance: Bürgerliches Zeughaus in Wien.
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