Lot 2554
A Flemish blackened musketeer's helmet, ca. 1600
Arms & Armour, and Antique Firearms | A109aw | Live auction | 1366 Lots
Description
Two-piece skull with a narrow, roped comb rising to a small rearward-inclined head. Straight brim with surrounding lining rivets. An eagle mark struck near one of the points, one hang hole. The iron-mounted chin strap well restored. Height 25 cm. Identical helmets are depicted, for example, in Jacob van Gheyn's engravings from his 1608 work “Waffenhandlung Von Den Rören. Musquetten Undt Spiessen”.354462
Condition: II Questions about the lot?