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7th June 2009, 03:26 PM
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Thanks for posting these, Cornelis!
What book are they taken from? Michael |
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7th June 2009, 03:50 PM
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ARMA, historia visual de armas y armaduras isbn 978-84-205-5413-6 (not very special but very nice big pictures of beautiful arms.) best regards |
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7th June 2009, 05:44 PM
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Fantastabulous, Cornelis!
That extremely fine Swabian or Swiss Landsknecht sword, ca. 1500, came of course from the world famous Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick Collection at Goodrich Court, Herefordshire, and is illustrated in the 1830 Skelton catalog. It was acquired by the Met and deaccessioned of again at Christie's, Nov. 22-23, 1960, because the then Met staff rated it a forgery - would you believe that! It was not even illustrated in Christie's sales catalog and went to the Tower relatively cheap. It is only life that creates stories like that ...  I am not sure wheter it is on display in the Tower or the Royal Armouriers Leeds today. Btw, two fine pieces from the former Meyrick collection are in mine now: the four barrel Landsknecht mace, ca. 1540, posted here earlier, and an English Civil War matchlock musket, dated 1640.   Best wishes, Michael Last edited by Matchlock; 7th June 2009 at 06:28 PM. |
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7th June 2009, 06:40 PM
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Hi Michael,
extreme beautiful sword. I think the language is old Dutch! not a Swiss Dialect. Also at present auctions (auction houses) I sometimes notice that forgeries are listed as genuine and vice versa. best regards |
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7th June 2009, 06:51 PM
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More of that unique piece.
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26th July 2009, 03:52 PM
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Late 15th century Landsknecht swords painted on the wooden case for a pair of gold scales, dated 1497, Germanic National Museum Nuremberg.
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29th July 2009, 03:01 PM
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A few Landsknechts with Katzbalgers from Franz Helm: Buch von den probierten Künsten (book of the tested arts), South Western Germany, 1535, University Library Heidelberg.
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31st July 2009, 04:54 PM
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Two Landsknecht swords, ca. 1510, from South German chronicles, the painting depicting a very rare trefoliate pommel in the Italian manner at the extreme right.
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