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Lot 346

Cromwellian half suit of armor

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
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Cromwellian half suit of armor, to include a lobster tail helmet with single bar face shield and four plate nape guard, a breast plate with brass rivets lined with horse hair filled fabric, 15 1/2'' h., 13 1/2'' w., and a matching back plate. A notation in a log book indicates it was bought in London by ''Pap and I'' in 1930. Provenance: Roger A. Young, Millbrook, New York collection.

Condition

Bar shield appears to be a replacement, tears, stains and losses to lining, leather hinges on ear flaps are replaced.