Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 23rd September 2020

Lot 1249

A continental steel shield

Estimate £600 - £700 | Hammer £1200

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Description

A continental steel shield, or target, probably Italian, convex circular form with a roped edge, the surface shaped into a series of curving radial steps meeting in the centre to form a low peak, all within a recessed border, remains of leather straps to the reverse, in the manner of the 16th century and thought to be of the period.