Bidspirit auction | Rare 16th - 17th C.

Rare 16th - 17th C. French or German Jousting Knights - Rare 16th - 17th C. French or German Jousting Knights Shield with a Crest. Large shield used for Jousting tournaments by early European knights, of one large piece of well forged steel with rolled borders and embossed family crest symbol to the center. Back with original handle and brackets for the leather forearm strap. Piece of old steel wire attached as it was probably displayed on the wall of some castle or museum. Height 24 3/4” Width 19 1/2”.