Lance Rest
Date1550–1599
Mediumiron
Dimensions10 oz (weight without bolts)
ClassificationsArms and Armor
Credit LineThe John Woodman Higgins Armory Collection
Object number2014.1139.14
DescriptionLance-rest is not related to any of the other components. It appears to be South German, probably Augsburg, from the 2nd half of the 16th century. It is a typical, hinged rest, once pierced with four holes in a vertical row, two of which are now filled. The L-section, pivoted arm is etched on its underside and interior rear faces with lobated lozenge arabesques on a tendril-filled, gilded ground. The spring is modern.ProvenanceEx-collection the duc de Noailles (France) the dealer Foury (Paris) Clarence H. Mackay (Roslyn, L.I.) Purchased by the Armory from the estate of Clarence H. Mackay, through Jacques Seligmann & Co. (New York City) on 1 April 1940, their number A-5/115. Collection transfer from Higgins Armory, Janaury 2014.
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