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Lot 218*

A Rare North Italian Sallet
Second Half Of The 15th Century

23 July 2015, 10:30 BST
London, Knightsbridge

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A Rare North Italian Sallet
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

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Provenance
The Estate of John M. Kauffmann, Maine, U.S.A.

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