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A German Cuirassier Helmet From A Black And White ArmourEarly 17th Century
17 May 2017, 13:00 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £4,000 inc. premium
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Early 17th Century
Early 17th Century
With ovoidal two-piece skull embossed with radiating ribs, fall with rounded peak below a line of dome-headed rivets, the former (patched repair on one side) with turned edge, the upper edge cusped and with three dome-headed rivets, the upper and lower bevors pivoted at the same points as the peak and all working on bolts each with fluted rounded head, the upper bevor with central flattened bar dividing the sighting aperture and pierced on either side with a circular pattern of round and rectangular breaths between a small 'mouth', the lower bevor shaped to the chin, single plate neck-defence at front and rear and each with turned edge bordered by dome-headed rivets, the borders throughout bright (some pitting) against a re-blackened ground (the inner surface now painted black, leather chin-strap replaced)
29 cm. high
29 cm. high








