A77_Alte Waffen

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A South German Gothic full armour for the field, partly Innsbruck,

circa 1480-1500

The heavy skull of the Gothic sallet forged in one piece. The flattened

comb pierced with three holes for the crest. A continuous row of sturdy,

spirally fluted lining rivets. The pivoted visor fitted with a spring-loaded

catch, with trefoil perforations on either side. The neck guard sliding

on several lames, the lower edge of the helmet turned outwards. The

neck guard a later replacement, the visor possibly also not original. The

expertly reconstructed bevor of Innsbruck type, with a lightly ridged

plate and the falling face guard with a turned edge. Breastplate with a

pronounced ridge, the gussets moving on sliding rivets (the left gusset

replaced). A screw-mounted, hinged lance rest. Three faulds with short

tassets sliding on three lames. The clover-leaf mark of the Treytz family

of Innsbruck struck below the neck opening. The breastplate reworked

in modern times, the V line on the upper edge probably added at a later

date, some of the edges cut. Two faulds and the tassets are museum-

quality replacements. The backplate of multi-plate construction, with

prominent V-shaped fluting and flanged edges. A clover-leaf mark

struck at the upper edge. The central lame of the backplate and the three

skirt lames well replaced. The arm defences with small pauldrons, each

of six lames, three ornamental ridges on each of the lowest lames. The

besagues are good replacements. Half-closed couters with copper-lined

eyelets. One couter heavily restored, the second is possibly a 19th cen-

tury replacement. Gauntlets with long, ridged cuffs. The metacarpal

lames and finger guard lames assembled and replaced, using several old

components. Full leg defences involving fluted cuisses. The composite

cuisses adapted and reconstructed using several old parts. The clover-

leaf mark stamped into each of the original side plates. The poleyns

sliding on five lames, the greaves probably dating from the 19th century.

Original, tapering sollerets, two marks stamped into each of the fore-

most lames. The heel plates well replaced.

Sold together with a fine German coat of mail, 15th century, with half

sleeves, on rows of flattened, cleanly riveted rings. The collar of later

date.

Mounted on a purpose-built mannequin. Height 171 cm.

The clover-leaf marks struck on the breastplate, backplate and parts of

the leg defences were used by the Treytz family of armourers in Inns-

bruck; these may presumably be attributed to Jörg Treytz, active circa

1485. Other comparable works by him are preserved in the collection of

Gaudenz von Matsch at the Castle of Churburg.

The marks on the toe-caps of the sollerets appear to resemble the

armourer’s marks of Konrad Poler, active in Nuremberg circa 1492-

1500.

rovenance

Klingbeil Collection, Berlin. Auctioned by Hermann

Historica, Munich, 14 October 2012, lot no. 67, where it sold for 73,000

euros.

242901

€ 60.000