Sold for:
$1,845
$1,845
Sempach Halberd, Zurich, Switzerland, c. 1620-50, wide spear with median ridge above a slightly convex blade with pierced cross, and angular beak with the mark of Lamprecht Koller, and long langets, mounted on an ash pole, overall lg. 80 1/2 in. Provenance: Collection of George Snook, M.D. Literature: Illustrated in George Snook, M.D., The Halberd and Other European Polearms 1300-1650 (Museum Restoration Service, Historical Arms Series No. 38; Bloomfield, Ont., 1998), figure 16, p. 10.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2016-10-27