Pair of Gauntlets, ca. 1585, Milan, Italian, Milan, Steel, gold, silver, leather, L. of each 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm); W. of each 3 3/4 in. (9.53 cm), Armor Parts-Gauntlets, These small gauntlets belong to an armor for foot tournament made for the seven-year-old heir to the Spanish throne, the future Philip III (1578–1621, king from 1598). The decoration is typically Milanese, with bands of chiseled and gold-damascened trophy and grotesque ornament outlined with silver dots
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Pair, Gauntlets, ca, 1585, Milan, Italian, Steel, gold, silver, leather, L, 9 1/4, 23.5 cm, W, 3 3/4, 9.53, Armor Parts-Gauntlets, small, gauntlets, belong, armor, foot tournament, seven-year-old heir, Spanish throne, future Philip, III, 1578–1621, king, 1598, decoration, typically Milanese, bands, chiseled, gold-damascened trophy, grotesque ornament, outlined, silver dots
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