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AN IMPORTANT SZYSZAK PARADE HELMET

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:1,750.00 USD Estimated At:3,800.00 - 4,000.00 USD
AN IMPORTANT SZYSZAK PARADE 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...
An exceptional example of Polish, Hungarian or Russian workmanship, finely wrought in steel with characteristic visor, ear guards and neck guard, superbly embossed and engraved throughout with images from Classical Antiquity including gods, goddesses and winged beings amidst elaborate foliate panels, with polygonal topspike inlaid with silver vine motifs. Retains much of its original stamped leather lining.Beginning of the 17th century.Nasal lacking.Height 39.6 cm. Condition I