A PARCEL-GILT SILVER HELMET FROM A STATUE OF AN ARCHANGEL

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A PARCEL-GILT SILVER HELMET FROM A STATUE OF AN ARCHANGEL
EARLY 18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY MEXICAN

Cartouche-form, elaborately chased overall with feathered scrolls, strapwork and foliage, with three attached gilt flowerheads, apparently unmarked--10 1/2in. (26.8cm.) long
(12oz. 10dwt., 401gr.)