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A KOFTGARI SILVER AND GILT HELMET AND SHIELD, INDIA, 19TH CENTURY
The helmet with plume holders either side of nose guard and to top, decorated with vertical panels of tighly scrolling inlay contained with cartouches on a leafy ground, a band of flowers around rim and chain mail below, the shield with four applied bosses, similarly decorated but with gilt detailing - shield 14 1/8in (36.2cm) diam, helmet 10in (25.4cm) high (2) (2)
The helmet with plume holders either side of nose guard and to top, decorated with vertical panels of tighly scrolling inlay contained with cartouches on a leafy ground, a band of flowers around rim and chain mail below, the shield with four applied bosses, similarly decorated but with gilt detailing - shield 14 1/8in (36.2cm) diam, helmet 10in (25.4cm) high (2) (2)
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.