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A RARE MORO HELMET

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:NA Estimated At:2,500.00 - 2,700.00 USD
A RARE MORO HELMET
Auctions Imperial is pleased to announce our 2013 sale, to be held March 16 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Timonium, Maryland. Over 300 lots of choice antique arms and armor including armor, helmets, shields, swords, daggers, battleaxes, maces, halberds, matchlocks, flintlocks and percussion pieces will be offered. Our fine selection for 2013 includes broadswords, baskethilts, shamshirs, shashkas, palas, kindjals, khanjars, tulwars and spears, as well as chain mail and breastplates. This sale will also include important swords and daggers from the Greek War of Independence and the armor of the K...
Of classic form, exhibiting the considerable skill of Maranao bronze-workers. Strongly influenced by the burgonet worn by the Spanish in the 16th century, with domed skull, the pronounced comb with pierced scrollwork, the peak and neckguard with roped borders, and beneath panels of fine pierced okir-work, hinged earplates scalloped at the lower edge. The pierced plumeholder with plumes intact. First half of the 19th century or earlier. Minor wear. Ex- City of Harrisburg, PA. Collection, sold through Guernesey’s Auctioneers, N.Y. July, 2013. Overall height 27.5 cm.
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