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Malcolm Schweizer
03-30-2022, 5:45 PM
476784We have this piece that will probably be sold Friday, which makes me sad, as I have been admiring it, but it is the nature of the business. It is a Gillows piece and very beautiful. What I want to know about is the knight’s armored hand with a falcon on it. There has to be a symbolism there. I asked my buddy who wrote a book about Templar symbolism (Brian Skillen- “The Way Through a Field of Stars”) and he didn’t have anything. I’m asking the community because we seem to have an expert on everything here.

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Mel Fulks
03-30-2022, 6:02 PM
It’s a gauntlet. They didn’t come in pairs, You just use one. Mideval ….not the slightest evil ,or worst evil.
Mel Fulks
03-30-2022, 6:06 PM
It’s a metal glove with articulated fingers…. So ,a glove that talks. Remember ,there were no guns to “do the talking’ “
Lawrence Duckworth
03-30-2022, 6:08 PM
is it about ready to flip it?
Frank Pratt
03-30-2022, 6:19 PM
Not to my taste, but that's a beautiful piece. I thought maybe it was a falconer's glove, but I imagine it's more likely it would be heavy leather.
Malcolm Schweizer
03-30-2022, 6:20 PM
Not to my taste, but that's a beautiful piece. I thought maybe it was a falconer's glove, but I imagine it's more likely it would be heavy leather.

I thought so at first, but it has rivets and is clearly armor.
Mel Fulks
03-30-2022, 7:17 PM
Google search says the two pieces represent “man of action”
Malcolm Schweizer
03-30-2022, 7:40 PM
Google search says the two pieces represent “man of action”

My google search just brought up a bunch of stuff about falcons! Thanks.
Kev Williams
03-31-2022, 2:44 AM
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Symbolism? "Buy a stronger glove" maybe? ;)

or "a bird on the hand is worth more than the turd they're sitting on" ...

(seriously, I don't know what that is under the iron glove but it looks like a turd--)
Malcolm Schweizer
03-31-2022, 5:08 PM
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Symbolism? "Buy a stronger glove" maybe? ;)

or "a bird on the hand is worth more than the turd they're sitting on" ...

(seriously, I don't know what that is under the iron glove but it looks like a turd--)

I will never be able to look at this again without seeing a turd.