Lot 32 , An Italian infantry helmet cabaset c.1580,

An Italian infantry helmet cabaset c.1580, polished steel raised from a single plate, medial ridge with pear stalk finial, pierced for rosettes, flared brim with turned over edge, 20cms tall.
Estimate £400-600

Provenance: the Papal Armoury; and London dealers Fenton & Sons Ltd after 1918.

It is possible that ear guards have been attached to the chin strap which is now long gone


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Sold for £380