Antique Armor

Anthropomorphic (human-shaped) haniwa have a distinct appearance, consisting of a small head and blank, minimalist face with cutout openings for eyes This particula haniwa is a war...

Particularly attractive are the mounted knight in full armor, the richly caparisoned horseman, the crowned noble figure in ceremonial armor, and the noblewoman accompanied by a child.

The artwork serves as an illustration for Lord Byron's 1814 narrative poem Lara, depicting the faithful page Khaled supporting the wounded, armored knight mounted on a battle horse.

Clad in a belted tunic, laced cross-gartered leggings, and an enveloping mantle, the figure is rendered with crisp linear drapery and traditional armour detailing. Constructed for...

Excellent quality early half length portrait in armour set within an oval. Presented in an early gilt carved frame. unsigned Measurements 39'' x 31'' approx.

This print originates from 'A critical inquiry into antient armour as it existed in Europe (..)' by Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick.

ㅤ The crest, depicting an arm in armour with a bow at the wrist and broad arrow, closely corresponds with that recorded for the Downing family of East Hatley.

His right foot rests on a black-striped yellow tiger, and both the tiger and the tiger head on his belt bear the character wang for power. The engraved scale armor is soft aubergine ...

Kuan Ti has biscuit scale armor under an apple green robe with four-clawed dragons, and the third figure's pedestal shaft is paneled in lozenge and swastika trellis.

He wears a green cap with a yellow fillet and green lozenge armor with a blue lion mask clasp, his hands now empty; the horse is a delicate marbled aubergine with green and yellow ha...

The face is an unusual aubergine and the hands a lighter aubergine; the colors reverse those of the companion, with a green undergarment and soft yellow armor, and the biscuit masks ...

The face and hands are in extraordinarily brilliant blue enamel, with a soft yellow undergarment and green armor, a black girdle with an aubergine mask of power, and a five-section c...

He holds one dragon on his knee and sets his right foot on another rising from the sea, wearing green armor engraved with lozenges over aubergine garments and yellow breeches.

Produced during the Edo period, such masks formed part of a suit of armour and were designed both to protect the wearer and to project an intimidating martial presence on the battlef...

This print originates from 'A critical inquiry into antient armour as it existed in Europe (..)' by Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick.

This print originates from 'A critical inquiry into antient armour as it existed in Europe (..)' by Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick.

The plate reproduces a whole illuminated manuscript page in facsimile: Louis XII and Anne of Brittany seated with their ladies under a green and gold canopy, a courtier kneeling befo...

The crocodilian is shown vertically within the composition, its elongated head, articulated legs, armored body and tapering tail carefully worked in relief.

These Guardian Foo Dogs or Tibetan snow lions in armor are known for their protective qualities.

A clean, diagrammatic plate that hangs well in a study or alongside other prints of arms and armor. Condition: Light wear to the top right corner.

In the upper image a knight in scale armor and a conical helmet with a nasal guard rides a gray horse, raising one hand to his helmet; he carries a long kite shaped blue shield paint...

A grand Renaissance wall monument rises in tiers against the Gothic piers of a great church in this upright steel engraving. At the top an armored horseman rides beneath a niche betw...

This print originates from 'A critical inquiry into antient armour as it existed in Europe (..)' by Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick.

Kuan Ti wears a black coat with cranes among flames over yellow scale armor; the cup and saucer, one of a pair, have peonies and yulan magnolia rising from rocks on black, and the la...

This print originates from 'a critical inquiry into antient armour as it existed in Europe (..)' by Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick.

This print originates from 'A critical inquiry into antient armour as it existed in Europe (..)' by Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick.

This print originates from 'A critical inquiry into antient armour as it existed in Europe (..)' by Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick.

This print originates from 'A critical inquiry into antient armour as it existed in Europe (..)' by Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick.

This print originates from 'A critical inquiry into antient armour as it existed in Europe (..)' by Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick.

A rare opportunity for a serious collector of Japanese lacquer, samurai objects or Asian arms and armour to acquire an impressive piece of early 18th-century Japanese history.

Clothing was made of silk brocade , feathers on the sword scabbard and his armor is metal and lacquer. All these pieces are braided together with silk laces.

The clock is surmounted by a seated Roman general, possibly Horatius, dressed in classical armour and drapery. The figure rests beside an architectural column and holds a scroll, whi...

The busts are executed in ormolu with hand carved heads and details, creating a striking contrast against the warm, lustrous gilding of the armor and drapery. Although conceived as a...

The portrait we present to you shows the effigy of a vigorous high-ranking male figure in armor, in the most typical Renaissance pose, half-length and taken in profile, with his face...

The right one wears a gold crown on a helmet with a yellow plume, a fur collar under a long crimson cloak, gray leg armor and a gold belt, and holds a sword with a curved guard, its ...

The scene and the two armored figures suit a library or study with an interest in medieval history.

The second, from Aosta, is taller and straighter, with pierced cresting and pinnacles, Saint Michael in armor slaying the dragon at the upper corner, and a bearded figure with a scro...

The upper stage has three panels: at each side an arched niche holds a standing man in sixteenth century dress, the left in armor with a halberd and the right in a slashed doublet an...

This plate comes from the fourth volume, of 1851, where it accompanies the section headed "Armurerie" (armor). The caption gives the scale of the drawing, one third of the original.

This plate comes from the fourth volume, of 1851, where it accompanies the section headed "Armurerie" (armor). The plate can be framed on its own or hung with other plates from the ...

A street corner in old Halberstadt, dominated by the Gothic Town Hall and its famous statue of Roland. The armored figure, sword raised and a shield bearing an eagle on his arm, stan...

Behind the dog, in deep shadow, hangs a dark helmet with a raised visor and a sweeping plume, and a curved shape suggests a shield or further pieces of armor against the wall. The co...

An upright steel engraving of the Town Hall of Halberstadt with its Roland statue, after Carl Werner, in the original Cassell, Petter and Galpin issue. The armored figure of Roland,...

This print originates from 'A critical inquiry into antient armour as it existed in Europe (..)' by Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick.

This print originates from 'A critical inquiry into antient armour as it existed in Europe (..)' by Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick.

This print originates from 'A critical inquiry into antient armour as it existed in Europe (..)' by Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick.

Original print of Willem VI of Hainaut, Holland and Zeeland, standing to the right in armor and cloak. A coat of arms on his shoulder.

The first sheet reproduces Louis XII enthroned in the white robe of the Order of Saint Michael, presiding over its assembly of knights in white and crimson, with two white greyhounds...

Clothing was made of silk brocade , feathers on the Kusazuri and the sword scabbard and his armor is metal and lacquer. All these pieces are braided together with silk laces.

Cotterill captures the battle at its most dramatic moment, with Henry raising his sword above Richard amid a turbulent field of fallen horses and soldiers. Armor, weaponry, figures a...

Before them rise an eagle standard and three standards hung with discs and medallions, and a mass of soldiers in segmented armor and crested helmets, with curved rectangular shields,...

In the upper scene soldiers in segmented armor with curved rectangular shields stand at the left while helmeted soldiers close with bearded men in cloaks who carry curved blades and ...

The composition depicts two Renaissance-style warriors in richly detailed period armor, one standing triumphantly with shield and sword while the second kneels beside him in a dynami...

His highly refined treatment of costume, armour, lace, velvet and precious insignia transformed the formal portrait into an image of aristocratic splendour and princely magnificence.

The Germanic warrior's wooden shield and fur cloak stand against the bronze armor and round shield of the Greek infantryman, while the lower pair shows the musket, bayonet and shako ...

Above it, lettered B, the second face is drawn flat: an enthroned ruler holding a staff receives a haloed figure led forward by men in armor. Both scenes sit within borders of engrav...

The jambs are carved in high relief, with rolling acanthus leaves over layered scales that resemble armour. Lions dress each corner with rich fabrics draping from their open jaws.

The figure is shown in armor, standing at full length. The coloring is applied by hand over a printed outline.

The crest of this ring shows an armored arm to the dexter, the hand grasping a knife.

He is clad in late 16th to early 17th-century attire, featuring a wide turned-down collar overlapping armor or a stylized doublet with slashed, braided shoulders.