SAFAVID / OTTOMAN ENGRAVED STEEL CHANFRON

Ca. AD 1500 - 1800 A steel chanfron with a rounded forehead plate, a tapering muzzle section and broad lateral cheek guards attached by mail links. The forehead is embossed with pointed arches and decorated with engraved flowering vines, centred on a riveted mount for a crest. A continuous floral spray extends down the central section of the muzzle, with smaller flowering branches along the sides. The cheek guards have circular eye openings with reinforced rims, surrounded by engraved floral ornament, and are fitted with riveted attachment straps. Size: 560mm x 470mm; Weight: 1.54kg Provenance: Private London collection; previously acquired on the Belgian art market during the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

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