A beautiful and rare linstock dating: 16th Century provenance: Italy, Almond-sha...

A beautiful and rare linstock dating: 16th Century provenance: Italy, Almond-shaped, double-edged cusp of flat section, pierced in the center; the base chiselled and pierced and with small, stylized heads, a bronze, high-relieved face in the central part on both sides; finely chiselled jaws, the ends with a dragon's head with open jaws and curved tongue; knot consisting a pierced globe, adorned with all the faces in bass-relief; tapering ferrule with rings at the base, flat straps; wooden shaft of octagonal section, decorated with red tassel, iron tip. Very scarce in these conditions and with complete pierced globe. height 215.5 cm.