ENGLISH CIVIL WAR BACKPLATE, C.1640

15” height, of anatomical form with rolled-edge neck and rolled-edge arms with line borders. The base has a rolled-edge flare, damaged on the right side. The top is struck with the crowned mark of James II and the combined TR mark of Thomas Rew. To the right are the Cross of St. George mark and the helmeted A mark of the Armourers’ Company, both added in the Commonwealth period. See The London Armourers of the 17th Century, Richardson, p.18, p.19, p.20 & p.73. Typical condition for the period with some small damages.