Mace made for King Henry II of France by swordsmith Diego de Çaias, circa 1540.
from The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Mace made for King Henry II of France by swordsmith Diego de Çaias, circa 1540.
from The Metropolitan Museum of Art
A beautiful steel Mace,
possibly French, ca. late 15th century, housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
A fabulous Pollaxe with a bronze cross,
England, ca. 1540, housed at the Musée de l'Armée.
A beautiful parade Mace with an agate head and grip and gilt haft,
possibly Bohemian, 15th century, housed at the Royal Collection Trust.
German maces, early 16th century
from Hermann Historica
A fabulous gothic style Gun-Mace,
French, ca. 1550, housed at the Musée de l'Armée.
A gothic style Pollaxe,
Germany, 15th century, housed at the Château de Castelnaud.
A lovely “gothic” styled Mace,
Germany, ca. 1470, housed at the Wallace Collection.
A lovely Gothic style Mace, Germany, ca. 1520, housed at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.
A Mace of unusual form,
Germany, ca. 1520, housed at the Kunsthistorischesmuseum, Vienna.
A beautiful gothic style Mace, probably German, ca. 1450-1500, housed at the Fitzwilliam Musuem, Cambridge.
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