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Peter Finer SPECIALISTS IN ANTIQUE ARMS, ARMOUR AND RELATED OBJECTS We are interested in purchasing single items or complete collections of antique guns, pistols, swords, armour and cannon in any quantity. We travel the world in our search for fine examples. A NORTH ITALIAN ARMOUR FORTHE TILT, MILAN, circa 1580 Provenance: R. Partridge, London 1905.Viscount Waldorf Astor, Hever Castle, Kent, England A GERMAN STATE PARADE HALBERD OF THE PERSONAL BODYGUARD OF ELECTOR AUGUST OF SAXONY, circa 1580 Provenance: The Saxon Electoral Armouries, Dresden A GERMAN ETCHED STATE HALBERD OF THE TREBANTENLIEB-GARDE OF CHRISTIAN I, PRINCE ELECTOR OF SAXONY (reigned 1586–91), circa 1590 Provenance: The Saxon Electoral Armouries, Dresden We shall shortly be exhibiting at: The Winter Antiques Show, NewYork, January 20–29 American International Fine Art Fair, Palm Beach, February 3–12 38 & 39 DUKE STREET, ST. JAMES’S, LONDON SW1Y 6DF TEL: +44 (0)20 7839 5666 FAX: +44 (0)20 7839 5777 FROM USA & CANADA TEL/FAX: 1 800 270 7951 E-MAIL: gallery@peterfiner.com www.peterfiner.com