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From the William Fagan Premier Collection

This helmet is of a type which once was popularly used in Northern Italy, but as with all armor of the Gothic period, nearly all have perished. An example, #A89 in the Wallace Collection cataloged as Milan, 1510 (dated by Blair as 1505-10) is nearly identical. A further nearly identical example is in the collection of the Musee de la Porte de Hal, Brussels, #II.192. Important related examples are #CMA 1916.1642 in the Severance Collection, Cleveland, and the Stibbert Museum, Florence, #M 756. Made without cheek pieces, its form evidently derives from the Gothic salade with a bowl shaped skull embossed in the broad ridged bands popular in Northern Italy and Southern Germany. Indeed, absent its accessory plates, it would be nearly indistinguishable from a Gothic archers salade. A four plate neck defense articulated with sliding rivets and dramatically flared bottom effectively closed the gap between the helmet and cuirass. The pivoting visor protected from the southern sun as well as downward blows which would glance off the skull.

Height: 10 1/4”

Stock Number: 98-7

$28,000.00

or $2,333.33 for 12 months. (How?)

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Certificates are suitable for display with your item, and can easily be mounted in a 8½" x 5½" frame. Our certificates are printed on an acid free 65lb cardstock. This means your certification will not turn yellow or deteriorate over time.

A VERY RARE ITALIAN (MILANESE) GOTHIC CASQUE C.1505-10

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For orders totaling $100 or more, our Standard Payment Plan is available to all of our customers. The total is split into 4 equal payments with the first payment required as a deposit. The balance will be due within 4 months, and your order will be shipped to you upon receipt of the final payment.

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