HELMET OF HUSSARS OF POLISH LITHUANIAN COMMONWEALTH

Ca. AD 1600. An iron helmet with a hemispherical skull and a pronounced rim. The crown is decorated with a row of applied silver medallions bearing lion head masks in low relief. A narrow iron nasal guard is secured at the brow and terminates in a bifurcated finial. The lower edge extends outwards into a short flange. Size: 250mm x 150mm; Weight: 1.2kg Provenance: Private European collection; formerly in private UK collection; Ex. private German collection,1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

Estimation:€4,178.65

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