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2 April 2004
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A Pikeman’s Pot Helmet, formed of two pieces joined by a low turned comb, plain skull studded with twelve domed rivets, no provision for plume-holder, brim having narrow recessed border, plain turned edges, struck with an armourer’s mark. lacking cheek-pieces, edge of brim cracked and damaged £350-400
Hammer Price: £650
A Pikeman’s Pot Helmet, formed in two halves joined by a high turned comb, the deep skull studded with sixteen domed rivet heads, retaining plume-holder, the wide steeply sloping brim with deeply recessed border studded with matching rivets, plain turned edges, struck with an armourer’s mark, lacking cheek-pieces, brim badly dented and cracked at back £350-400
Hammer Price: £880
A Pikeman’s Pot Helmet. formed of two halves joined by a low turned comb, the deep skull studded with four domed rivets for attachment of cheek-pieces, no provision for plume-holder, the sloping brim with wide recessed border studded with sixteen domed rivets, plain turned edges, struck with an armourer’s mark, lacking cheek-pieces, minor dent to skull, brim fractured and holed £350-400
Hammer Price: £720
A Pikemam’s Pot Helmet, formed of two halves joined by a shallow turned comb, the deep skull studded with twelve domed rivets, no provision for plume-holder, the plain brim with plain turned edges, deeply struck with an armourer’s mark, lacking cheek-pieces, minor cracks and pierced holes to brim £350-450
Hammer Price: £950
A Pikeman’s Pot Helmet, formed of two halves joined by a low turned comb, the skull studded with sixteen domed rivets, no provision for plume-holder, the narrow brim with shallow recessed border, plain turned edges, lacking cheek-pieces, skull dented and brim severely damaged £200-250
Hammer Price: £400
A Lobster-Tailed Pot Helmet, skull formed in two halves, embossed with ten ribs radiating from a central star shaped fitting with a pierced finial, the rounded peak formed with the skull, and perced for a nasal-bar, one piece neck-guard embossed and studded with domed rivets to imitate articulated lames, principal edges with plain turns, lacking cheek-pieces, nasal-bar, and fitting, minor dents to skull, minor damage to neck-guard £350-400
A Lobster-Tailed Pot Helmet, skull formed in two halves, embossed with six ribs radiating from a circular fitting with pierced round finial, the fixed pointed peak rivetted on with domed rivets, pointed neck-guard of five articulated lames, matching domed rivets, principal edges with plain turns, lacking cheek-pieces, nasal-bar and fitting, skull holed, peak cracked £300-350
Hammer Price: £550
A Lobster-Tailed Pot Helmet, skull formed in two halves, embossed with ten ribs radiating from central star shaped fitting with pierced finial, skull incised with simple line decoration, fixed pointed peak with shallow recessed border deeply struck with an armourer’s mark, one piece neck-guard embossed and sudded with domed rivets to imitate articulated lames, plain turns to principal edges, lacking cheek-pieces, nasal-bar, and fitting, skull with minor cracks and dents £300-350
Hammer Price: £600
A Lobster-Tailed Pot Helmet, skull formed in two halves, embossed with ten radiating lines, fixed pointed peak, struck with an armourer’s mark, one piece pointed neck-guard, embossed and rivetted to imitate lames, principal edges with plain turns, matching domed rivets throughout, lacking cheek-pieces, nasal-bar and fitting and finial £300-350
Hammer Price: £520
A Lobster-Tailed Pot Helmet, the skull formed in two halves, embossed with five ribs, and incised with simple line decoration, retaining fitting for nasal-bar, the fixed rounded peak, having recessed border, deeply struck with an armourer’s mark, one piece pointed neck-guard, embossed and rivetted to imitate lames, lacking cheek-guards, nasal-bar, skull dented £300-350
Hammer Price: £750
A Lobster-Tailed Pot Helmet, skull formed in two halves, embossed with ten ribs radiating from a central star shaped fitting, pointed fixed peak, with recessed border, deeply struck with an armourer’s mark, one piece neck-guard, embossed and rivetted to imitate lames, matching domed headed rivets throughout, lacking cheek-pieces, nasal-bar and fittings, minor denting to skull, peak buckled and split £300-350
Hammer Price: £580
A Lobster-Tailed Pot Helmet, skull formed of two halves, embossed with ten radiating ribs, and incised line decoration, narrow rounded fixed peak, with recessed border struck with an armourer’s mark, one piece neck-guard, embossed and rivetted to imitate lames, matching domed rivets throughout, principal edges with plain turns, lacking cheek-pieces, nasal-bar and fittings, old repair to peak £300-350
A Lobster-Tailed Pot Helmet, skull formed of two halves, boldly embossed with ten ribs radiating from a star shaped fitting, rounded peak with recessed border, struck with armourer’s mark, one piece neck-guard embossed and rivetted to imitate articulated lames, shallow recessed border, matching domed rivets throughout, all principal edges with plain turns, lacking cheek-pieces, nasal-bar and fittings, old repair to peak £300-350
A Lobster-Tailed Pot Helmet, skull formed of two pieces, embossed with ten radiating ribs, rounded peak pierced for nasal-guard and struck with an armourer’s mark, one piece neck-guard, embossed to imitate lames, lacking cheek-pieces, nasal-bar and fittings, skull dented, peak damaged £200 -250
The skull and peak only, of a Lobster-tailed pot helmet, two piece skull embossed with six ribs, sharply pointed peak struck with an armourer’s mark, old repair to peak £100-150
Hammer Price: £310
The skull and peak only of a lobster-tailed pot helmet, two piece skull with embossed ribs, pointed peak with recessed border, struck with an armourer’s mark, good condition £100-150
Hammer Price: £220
The skull and peak only of a lobster-tailed pot helmet, two piece skull boldly embossed with six ribs, star shaped fitting, sharply pointed peak, struck with an armourer’s mark, helmet retains two lames of neck guard, skull split at join, peak a little bent and holed £100-150
A Lobster-Tailed Pot Helmet, formed in two halves, skull boldly fluted and incised with simple line decoration, pointed peak pierced for nasal-guard, retainig three articulated lames only of neck guard, skull with some dents, peak buckled and holed £150-200
Hammer Price: £370
A Back-Plate, shaped to the back with plain turns at neck, arms and flared base, retaining original fittings for shoulder straps, simple incised line decoration, pierced at lower sides for original straps, outer back stamped with inventory marks, minor crack otherwise good condition £180-200
A Back-Plate, shaped to the back with plain turns at the neck, arms and flared base, simple incised double-line decoration, retaining original fittings for shoulder-straps, with matching decorations, pierced at sides for original strap, back stamped with inventory marks, good condition £180-220
A Back-Plate, shaped to the back, plain turns at neck, arms and flared base, simple incised line decoration, fittings for shoulder straps removed, back stamped with inventory marks, good condition £150-200
A Back-Plate, shaped to the back, plain turns at neck, arms and flared base, incised line decoration, fittings for shoulder-straps removed, back stamped with inventory marks, good condition £150-200
Hammer Price: £800
A Bridle-Gauntlet, the elbow length cuff with plain turns at edges, studded with thirteen domed rivets, incised double-line decoration, the articulated hand-guard of five lames the first shaped to fit the knuckles and studded with four domed rivets, all lames with matching line decoration, retaining the original buff-leather lining throughout, lacking the finger and thumb scales, and one lame cracked, otherwise good codition £350-400
Hammer Price: £1,300
A 19th Century French Cuirassier’s Breast-Plate, of regulation type, of heavy plate with bold medial ridge and flanged base, studded with brass rivets, including two for the shoulder straps, engraved inside with arsenal details and dated 1850, cleaned bright overall, good codition £180-200
Hammer Price: £260
The skull only of a close-helmet in relic condition, the skull formed in one piece, with high boldly roped comb, retaining fragments of two lames from the neck-guard, several rivetted brackets to brow and traces of old pigment overall may indicate past use as a funerary achievement, extensively corroded and holed £100-120
Hammer Price: £280
A Breast-Plate of Peascod Form, in the Italian style of the 16th century, etched panels and borders in the so-called Pisan fashion, deep recessed borders, turned and roped edges to neck, arms and flared base, floral brass rivet heads throughout, 19th century, rust patinated overall £150-200
Hammer Price: £320
A Pauldron for the left side, an Elbow-cop and a Vambrace, probably from a Curassier armour, circa 1620, the first of three articulated plates with recessed borders and turned and roped edges, the Rerebrace of four sliding plates, domed rivets, the second and third items with matching recessed borders and turns and roping, together with a few fragments of articulated lames of neck-guards, from Lobster-tailed pots, old repairs and damage £250-300
A Pauldron for the left side, from a cuirassier armour, circa 1620, of three articulated plates,with recessed borders, brass covered dome-headed rivets, the main plate embossed with a volute front and back, the rerebrace of four sliding plates, all principal edges turned and roped, retaining two buckles for original leather straps, some old damage and repair and lacking some rivets, otherwise good condition £200-250
Hammer Price: £420
An English Secrete, of typical form, the slotted skull pierced with numerous holes around the base for attachment within the soft wide brimmed hats worn at the time, minor dents otherwise good condition and a rare survival £200-250
Hammer Price: £450
A Quantity of Fluted Armour in the South German, so-called Maximillian style, being basically a complete harness with the exception of the close-helmet and breast-plate which are not present, comprising, gorget, neck-guard, tassets, back-plate, arm defences of pauldron, rerebrace, elbow-cop and vambrace and a pair of gauntlets, leg defences of cuishe, knee-cop, greave and sabbaton, 19th Century, with extensive modern repairs and additions, varnished overall £250-300
Hammer Price: £2,600
American Light Cavalry Sword, a fine and rare officer’s British 1796 pattern sabre with blue and gilt decoration extending half way down the broad fullered blade one side with various trophies and swags and central motif showing the shield of arms of the Republic lying across a pole topped with the cap of liberty cannon barrel spears etc, the other side with various trophies and floral designs, plain section of the blade with some original polish, the stirrup hand guard with curled quillon...
French Republic/1st Empire, an extremely rare and highly important officer’s bell-top shaped shako of the 1st Light Infantry, the body of black cloth on stiffened vellum (?) is 23.5mcm in height, the base being 17.5cm across expanding to 26cm across the top, this of black leather slightly sunken, a black velvet (faded to brown) band 3.2cm around the crown, the base of the body with a 2.8cm black leather bracing band, the front peak of black leather curved and shaped extending to 7cm this...
£3,000–£5,000
Canadian Contingent, Boer War Period, a very fine and scarce whitened twill tropical helmet, soft beige leather bottom trim, badge being a large maple leaf upon this a QVC over a now plain oval disc with two plain scrolls depending from the oval, there is slight evidence that a device once occupied the oval section, narrow brass leather lined chin chain, leather sweat band and green canvas (now faded) peak linings, faint pencil inscription reads, ‘Surg-Major Turner’, an official...
Hammer Price: £350
Prussian Hussar Officer’s Busby, a fine quality 1912 pattern in grey opposum fur complete with scarlet cloth bag copper gilt chin scales with correct National cockade on the right hand side, black silver and red, frontal cockade of silver bullion and black velvet, cap lines of silver cord and black silk fleck, white over black feather plume (no holder), pale leather sweat band and white silk lining, below the frontal cockade a white metal landwehr cross has been added, some fading to the...
Hammer Price: £1,550
Prussian Hussars Busby, an other ranks black seal skin pattern, brass top scroll and chin scales present the front with additional white metal badge bearing the crowned Mecklenburg arms, short corded ‘cap-lines’ in crown, leather sweat band present, now virtually bald and without frontal cockade or busby bag;; German cloth mutz of mid blue cloth with scarlet cloth piping to the crown and two similar bands around the body, various silvered stampings to the waxed cloth lining indicate it...
Hammer Price: £200
12th (Prince of Wales’s Royal) Lancers, a very good quality trooper’s full dress tunic of heavy blue cloth with scarlet plastron and edging, yellow cord shoulder straps, KC gilding metal buttons by Firmin & Sons, tailor’s label for the Royal Army Clothing Factory with printed details and remainder of date, possibly April 1911, together with the corresponding overalls, blue cloth with double yellow braid stripes, these with WD broad arrow dated 1911, excellent condition overall (2) ...
Hammer Price: £140
The Devonshire Regiment, an officer’s blue cloth helmet complete, the plate with an applied gilt KC and correct gilt and silver overlay and centre, the star pattern back plate was originally of blackened silver plated now stripped of the blacking, gilt frontal trim and rear spine, gilt chin chain (short) with velvet backing, gilt rose side ornaments, the spike and quadrant again of stripped blackened silver plate origins, the skull sound inside and out, evidence of an earlier fitted helmet...
Hammer Price: £180
The Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby) Regiment Volunteer or Territorial Battalion, an Edwardian officer’s blue cloth helmet complete, the KC helmet plate, pattern as for regular battalions has been crudely replated overall, the central blue enamel disc is present but devoid of all enamel, all other fittings in original silver plate, chin chain lining detached but present, plate would appear to be original to the helmet, in addition to the defects stated there are several brown stain spots...
Warwickshire Regiment, 1st Volunteer Battalion, an extremely fine and scarce Victorian officer’s dark green cloth helmet, the QVC cross pattern helmet plate in blackened brass, central strung bugle horn with unit title in surround, original red felt backing to centre, all other fittings in blackened brass including the ribbed pattern chin chain; possibly the helmet of a field officer as there is provision for attaching cap lines, very good condition £500-600
Hammer Price: £1,200
The Warwickshire Regiment, an Edwardian officer’s blue cloth helmet complete, standard KC plate with silver/gilt centre and silver title scroll, original plate to helmet, the gilt sections on the plate dirty but reasonably sound, no gilt remains on all other fittings, one small moth hole to a side panel otherwise a good sound skull in and out £250-350
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