And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Saturday, August 14, 2021
Gauntlet of the parade armor of Henry III of France. Made in 1570
The detail is amazing, this was likely a parade armor due to the amount of gold and other materials used to produce, the weight of such an item to wear on a really hot day or any day...no thanks.
I look to the day the talent to create those things returns. I researched one you posted quite a while back. Would love to have the money for that one gold not so much.
He must buy Brasso by the gallon.
ReplyDeleteI think that's gold, not brass....
DeleteThe detail is amazing, this was likely a parade armor due to the amount of gold and other materials used to produce, the weight of such an item to wear on a really hot day or any day...no thanks.
ReplyDeleteI look to the day the talent to create those things returns. I researched one you posted quite a while back. Would love to have the money for that one gold not so much.
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