Armure et barde lourde de cheval à cannelures, du style dit « Maximilien », quelques éléments de l'armure Allemagne du Sud vers 1525, le
reste XIXe siècle et moderne. Photo Pierre Bergé & associés

A fluted full armour for man and horse in the South German "Maximilian" fashion, the mounted figure partly circa 1525, the remaining elements 19th century and modern.

A striking and well-made professional reconstruction, the cap-à-pie armour comprising close helmet with early 16th century skull forged in one piece, rising to a strongly cabled comb, embossed with bands of six flutes left and right and converging towards the nape and towards the brow, the base with a cabled flange for turning on the gorget, and the brow now extended by the addition of a plate over the face-opening, fitted with a modern bellows visor and bevor each locked by a spring-catch, and the two pieces finished to match the skull, 19th century hinged gorget of three articulated lames front and rear, closed by a stud on the right and by turning-pins engaging the lower front lame, breast-plate of globose form with a
prominent cabled turn straight across the top, embossed with a horizontal band of three flutes below the top, and with twenty four flutes radiating vertically from the base, fitted with 19th century arm-gussets and waist lame, the former moving on sliding rivets, a 19th century folding lance-rest (moved), and a modern skirt of three articulations carrying a pair of modern short tassets moving on internal leathers and sliding rivets, the back-plate matching the breast-plate, probably 16th century, and fitted with later waist-plate and skirt of two articulated lames, a pair of 19th century full arm defences, including large spaulders each with haute-piece and tubular turners, bracelets couters, hinged lower-canons (one outer plate possibly 16th century), a pair of 19th century mitten-gauntlets, a pair of modern full leg defences including cuisses with articulated upper lame, hinged greaves, and articulated "bear-paw" sabatons: on a padded cloth-covered mannequin. The horse armour a modern reconstruction, comprising full shaffron of one piece fitted with standing ear-guards, fluted eye-guards, a shaped vacant escutcheon and hinged poll-plate, full crinet of twelve articulated overlapping lames attached to the poll-plate by a spring pillar, peytral of three plates joined by threaded bolts, crupper of multi-plates construction, with a medial plate embossed in high relief over the tail and terminating in a separate continuation plate with trumpet-shaped opening, wooden saddle with red fabric lining, quilted red fabric seat, the bow and cantle each armoured en suite with the peytral and crupper, and the saddle
carrying a pair of 16th century iron stirrups each with wide rounded fluted arms and disc tread, complete with a 16th century iron snaffle-bit with reins and a 19th century chain-link battle bridle, the entire horse armour finished bright en suite with the mounted figure and in fine condition: on a purpose-built carved wooden horse, the body disassembling in two halves and with separate carved wooden tail.

H.: 237 cm. Résultat : 70 000 €

Pierre Bergé & associés. Mardi 13 décembre à 15h00. Grand Sablon 40 Grote Zavel, Bruxelles. « Le musée fantastique » de Karsten Klingbeil armes et armures anciennes. EMail : contact@pba-auctions.com - Tél. : Paris +33 (0)1 49 49 90 00 - Bruxelles + 32 (0)2 504 80 30