Vambrace upper cannon. 1550-60
Italian. Upper cannon of the vambrace. Rolled and recessed border at the top, rolled border at the bottom where it is shaped to the elbow. The style of roped and recessed border points us to this date, but the one piece construction is atypical at this period. More typically an upper canon would include a rotating collar. The armor described as Italian c. 1560 for the joust illustrated on plate 7 of L'Ameria Del Museo Civido Medievale Di Bolonga appears to have similar upper cannons. Another similar pair form part of Royal Armouries II. 188 labeled as North Italian 1560 in European Armour in the Tower of London and 1570 in the online catalog (as of 2023). A pair of arms sold at Olympia Auctions June 28, 2023 (lot 287) from the Joe Kindig Jr. collection also have similar upper cannons.
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