Live Auction 13765A Surreal Legacy: Selected works of art from The Edward James Foundation
A COMPOSITE GERMAN CUIRASS IN THE SO-CALLED ‘MAXIMILIAN’ STYLE
Lot 178

A COMPOSITE GERMAN CUIRASS IN THE SO-CALLED ‘MAXIMILIAN’ STYLE

EARLY 16TH CENTURY, THE BACK-PLATE STRUCK WITH A NUREMBURG MARK

Closed15 December 2016

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A COMPOSITE GERMAN CUIRASS IN THE SO-CALLED ‘MAXIMILIAN’ STYLE
EARLY 16TH CENTURY, THE BACK-PLATE STRUCK WITH A NUREMBURG MARK
The breast-plate with shallow radiating flutes and roped turn at the neck, the back-plate with bolder radiating flutes incised with pairs of lines
Approximately 15 in. (38 cm.) high

The breast-plate: The Herr Richard Zschille Collection; sold Christie's, London, 25 January - 1 February 1897, lot 388.
The back-plate: Anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 24 April 1896, lot 136 (part).