Lot 2597
A German pot helmet in the style of 1350, reproduction, ca. 1980
Arms & Armour, and Antique Firearms | A109aw | Live auction | 1367 Lots
Description
One-piece raised skull with a slightly domed crown plate. Separately riveted face and neck plate. Wide two-part vision slit with a central bar and two lateral riveted straps. A cross-shaped aperture at the lower right of the border. Blackened, with a gilt socket. Height 29 cm. After the example of the well-known great helm of Hans Rieter zu Kornburg, preserved in the collection of the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg (inv. no. W2801).Condition: II + Questions about the lot?