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A braccia is a a piece of sporting equipment used for the Italian team sport Pallone col Bracciale, the origins of which can be traced back to the sixteenth century. The spiked cuff is worn over the forearm and used to strike an inflated ball back and forth on a court. See the subsequent lot of the marble figure of a Pallone col Bracciole player, who is depicted wearing a braccia similar to this lot.
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With minor surface scratches, knocks, marks and chips consistent with age and handling. Some surface dirt to the crevices. Evidence of old, apparently inactive, worming throughout. Some shrinkage cracks to the main body including to one side of the upper rim. Triangular hole through the smaller side of upper section, probably formerly had a decorative insert. Losses, scratches and chips to many of the spikes. Several of the tips have been broken and given later replacements. Some of spikes likely to be entirely later replacements.
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Lot 91Sale 19891
A bracciaNORTH ITALIAN, 17TH OR 18TH CENTURYEstimate: GBP 800 - 1,200
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