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Lot 218*
A Rare North Italian SalletSecond Half Of The 15th Century
23 July 2015, 10:30 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £4,500 inc. premium
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Second Half Of The 15th Century
Second Half Of The 15th Century
Formed of one piece and in excavated condition, with rounded skull and low flattened comb pierced at its apex with a hole (now filled) for a crest spike, and short rounded tail, the bottom edge with a line of iron rivets (most of their heads now removed), the seven rivets at the back of the skull each retaining its prominent domed fluted head (the tail and the bottom edge of the skull reformed and probably reduced)
17.2 cm. high
17.2 cm. high
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Provenance
The Estate of John M. Kauffmann, Maine, U.S.A.








