Lot 7295
A crest helmet M 1810 for officers of the Royal Saxon Garde du Corps
Orders and Military Collectibles until 1918 | A109m | Live auction | 1500 Lots
Description
Brass, the fire gilding well preserved in places, coarse leather. The skull forged in one piece; recumbent lions in relief on the side of the screw-mounted crest. The front with the crowned royal cipher “FA” for Friedrich August I. A continuous brown leather strip with appliquéd oak leaf decoration (remnants of fur beneath the appliqués). Multi-link chinscales with leather underlay and dotted edge decoration, antique masks appliquéd on the sides. On the left, the metal state cockade, lacquered in white and green (abraded), surmounted by oak leaves; behind it, the plume socket (somewhat loose) with a fixing screw. Brass-mounted front visor (seam torn at the side), the black leather rear visor, crest and plume are high-quality replacements. Three of the eleven comb screws and several wire fixings of the leather trim renewed. Brown leather sweatband (cracked). Slightly damaged in places, signs of wear and age. Extremely rare find. No other example is known to be on the market.Condition: II - Questions about the lot?
