DuMouchelles
Live Auction

Antique Furniture and Fine Arts

Fri, Dec 16, 2016 06:30PM EST - Sat, Dec 17, 2016 06:30PM EST
Lot 5

A HAND-HAMMERED CUIRASS FROM BEN-HUR

Estimate: $300 - $400

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $5
$30 $10
$100 $25
$400 $50
$900 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$150,000 $10,000
A HAND-HAMMERED CUIRASS FROM "BEN-HUR":Metro-Goldwin-Mayer, 1959. A stylized "lorica segmentata" made from hand-hammered metal, possibly copper, with brown leather straps and buckles, and chain locks. Provenance: David Weisz Co., MGM Auction and Tag Sale, 1970.

Condition

Dents, marks, scuffs and scratches throughout. There are some areas of what appears to be rust on the piece.