ENGLISH CIVIL WAR BACKPLATE C.1640

15 ¼” height of anatomical form with rolled edges to the neck and arms. The base with rolled edge flare. The top struck with the crowned mark of James II. See The London Armories of the 17th Century, Richardson, p.19. To the left is the CL maker’s mark of Charles LeMoth, Richardson, op. cit. p.57. Well preserved with the shoulder and waist straps complete and sound.