A Very Rare Spider Helmet
Mid-17th Century, French Or English
Of iron, comprising a blackened rounded three-piece skull enclosed in an open cagework of flat bars carrying hinged curved tapering neck and face bars, secured by rivets and held in the up position by a sprung slightly domed crown-plate, the latter with release catch above the peak, the base of the skull encircled by a broad band pierced with small holes for a lining and carrying a rounded peak pierced en suite, and with four securing loops
17.5 cm. high
