Cuirassier helmet, Germany (Nuremberg), c. 1630. PHILIPPE MISSILLIER COLLECTION, Giquello Auction House, Drouot - rooms 5-6, March 6th & 7th, 2025.

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Lot n° 81 (from the sale)
Cuirassier's Helmet Germany (Nuremberg), c. 1630

H 35 cm - W 30cm
174 CH
15,000/25,000 €
Provenance:
- Christie's and Manson & Woods Ltd, London, February 20, 1991, lot 63
Iron cuirassier's helmet, composed of a crest, a chin guard, a two-piece mezail consisting of a visor pierced with two slots for vision and a bevor, extended by a gorget with two plates at the front and back. The upper edge of the visor, scalloped, is adorned with pierced trefoil motifs, also found on each side of the chin guard and the bevor, along with hearts arranged in a circle around a decorative rivet. Fine engraved lines and rope motifs highlight the edges of the plates and the corners of the piece. The iron rivets, once used to secure the internal lining (some leathers are preserved) or for decorative purposes, have brass-covered heads. Brass hooks secure the closures of the chin guard and mezail, and a quill holder of the same metal is attached at the back at the base of the crest. A spring-loaded button on the right secures the closure of the visor with the bevor. On either side of the rivet circle on the front part of the gorget, the control mark of the city of Nuremberg (city arms) and that of the armorer (six-pointed star) are visible. Later, a large iron ring was attached to the back of the gorget, perhaps to secure the object with a chain for a funerary or votive installation.
Overall good condition, some accidents and traces of corrosion.

Reference : Étude Giquello, Drouot - salles 5-6, les 6 & 7 mars 2025

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