Peter Finer
+44 0207 8395666 | gallery@peterfiner.com
38-39 Duke Street, St James's, London, SW1Y 6DF
Peter Finer is a specialist in antique Arms and Armour from cultures worldwide, spanning the Bronze Age to the 19th century, with a London gallery on historic Duke Street, St James's. With a hard-earned reputation for handling some of the rarest and highest-quality pieces of antique Arms and Armour, Peter Finer helps build exceptional private and institutional collections.
Peter Finer maintains excellent relationships with museums across the globe and is honoured to count The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and The Royal Armouries of the United Kingdom among its clients. With a discerning eye for quality and condition, the gallery works with leading independent scholars and curators to comprehensively research the works of art it handles and guarantees the authenticity of the objects it sells.
The gallery conducts business with discretion and strives to establish long-term relationships built on trust with its clients.
The Royal Arms of King Henry VIII, with Garter, England., c. 1525
wood, gilt and polychrome
97 x 73 cm
A Fine Carlsbad Gilt-bronze Strike-a-Light, Candle-holder and Inkstand for a Writing Desk, c. 1740–60
steel, gold, copper alloy (bronze)
28 cm x 21 cm (11 in x 8.3 in.)
An Extremely Rare Milanese Parade Shield Damascened in Gold and Silver, c. 1565–75
steel, gold, silver, copper alloy
diameter: 58 cm (22.8 in.)
A Heavy Sporting Crossbow or Ganze Rüstung, late 16th century
steel, wood, staghorn, bone, corded hemp, and wool
75 cm x 84 cm (29.5 in x 33 in.)
A Flemish Shaffron, c. 1520–1530
steel, brass
67 cm x 30 cm (26.4 in x 11.8 in.)
A Very Fine Bronze Cannon attributed to the Foundries of Hans Christoph Löffler, c. 1550
bronze
length: 54.9 cm (21.6 in.)
A Magnificent and Rare Royal British or Hanoverian Huntsman’s Satchel,
c. 1714–1727
silk, leather, cotton, steel
diameter: 35 cm (13.78 in.)