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AN ITALIAN CLOSE HELMET C. 1550-60
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Item Number: 09-343
This
helmet is from a well known group which display the elegant backswept
form. Another example, lacking its neck
plates, is illustrated in European Weapons and Armour, Oakeshott,
pl.18c. The one piece skull has a line
bordered roped crest with a bead flanked by double borders delineating the base
and retains its original plume holder and rosettes. This helmet was made for field (battle) use
rather than the tournament. The neck
plates date to the early 17th century when the helmet was reused with a
cuirassiers armor.
GC.084......13,800.00
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The heavy one piece iron skull is large enough to accommodate the internal padding needed for the tilt. The roped comb provides a cushion against a blow or cut.
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From the Old Papal Armory, bearing the mark of the Barberini family. The Barberinis supplied the armor for the papal army in the late 16th century, a period fraught with anarchy and bandits and direct attacks on papal territories by Parma.
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Classic example for the Gioco Del Ponte, the Pisan bridge tournament first fought in 1568.
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