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A French Cavalry Trooper's Helmet And CuirassLate 19th Century
23 May 2018, 10:30 BST
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £937.50 inc. premium
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Late 19th Century
Late 19th Century
The first with brass-mounted steel skull, peak and neck-guard, embossed brass crest with Medusa head above a flaming grenade at the front, and tubular plume-holder (rust patinated and damage, fur covering replaced, brush and horsehair plume missing), the cuirass with turned edges bordered by dome-headed brass rivets, the breast-plate with applied multi-rayed brass plate engraved with crowned 'JN' conjoined monogram (worn, shoulder-straps and waist-belt missing); together with a continental trooper's helmet and breast-plate, the former with brass mounts including embossed frontal plate, the latter of waisted form faced in brass (split, some pitting overall) (5)
The first 32 cm. high
The first 32 cm. high








