Belgium (Antwerp)

Parade Armor and Tack Made for King Erik XIV of Sweden by Eliseus Libaerts

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Crafted during the high Northern Renaissance, specifically dated to around 1562 AD (with the creator, Flemish goldsmith Eliseus Libaerts, active between 1557 and 1569).

Commissioned exclusively as a supreme diplomatic and dynastic prestige panoply. It was designed to visually project absolute majesty and courtly refinement when King Erik XIV of Sweden sought the hand of Queen Elizabeth I of England in marriage, later transformed into a prized war trophy after being captured at sea by the Danish king.