Original 19th Century 1:4.5 Scale Suit of Maximilian Style Armor on Display Stand - 15 ¾ Inches Tall
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Original Item: Only One Available. Well this is just great! Here we have a lovely 1:4.5 scale suit of "Maximilian" style armor, most likely made during the 19th century. This early 16th-century German style of plate armor was characterized by fluted decorations throughout the white steel plates, which may also have played a role in deflecting the points and blades of assailants and increasing the structural strength of the plates. Popularized during the reign of the Emperor Maximilian (1494-1519), this style of armor remained in vogue until the mid 16th century.
This suit of armor is a bit too large to be considered "miniature", but it is definitely scaled down, measuring 15 ¾ inches in height, which we calculated to be about 1:4.5 scale. It features all steel construction, utilizing rivets and other 19th century construction techniques. It has a lovely lightly oxidized patina on the steel, and really looks great. It is mounted on a wooden block measuring 4 ¾"W x 4 ½"D x 1 ½"H, and has a metal support running up inside to keep the armor stable.
This would look fantastic on a shelf!
Maximilian I (22 March 1459 - 12 January 1519), the son of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor, and Eleanor of Portugal, was King of the Romans (also known as King of the Germans) from 1486 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1508 until his death, though he was never in fact crowned by the Pope, the journey to Rome always being too risky. He had ruled jointly with his father for the last ten years of his father's reign, from c. 1483. He expanded the influence of the House of Habsburg through war and his marriage in 1477 to Mary of Burgundy, the heiress to the Duchy of Burgundy, but he also lost the Austrian territories in today's Switzerland to the Swiss Confederacy.
Through marriage of his son Philip the Handsome to eventual queen Joanna of Castile in 1498, Maximilian helped to establish the Habsburg dynasty in Spain that allowed his grandson Charles to hold the throne of both León-Castile and Aragon, thus making Charles V the first de jure King of Spain. Since his father Philip died in 1506, Charles succeeded Maximilian as Holy Roman Emperor in 1519, and thus ruled both the Holy Roman Empire and the Spanish Empire simultaneously.
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