Sunday, June 24, 2018
June Auction | LOT #406 - Napoleonic Heavy Cavalry Two-Piece Breastplate
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LOT #406
Napoleonic Heavy Cavalry Two-Piece Breastplate
Cuirass Model 1806, worn by the French Cuirassiers from 1806 until 1871; ornate with brass chains, fassons and leather straps
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Dimensions: Height: 18 inches, Width: 14 1/2 inches, Depth: 12 inches
Condition: Good, armor missing the low front leather strap used to succor the two plates shut, with a chip in the back plates front lower right side, some cracking in the vertical leather straps and patina to the brass chains; all wear that is common given the items age
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