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Lot Essay
Of the type associated with the Munich town guard
Details
A German Comb Morion
Circa 1600
With two-piece skull and high comb, embossed on each side with a stylised fleur-de-lys within a circle of tongue ornament, and with tubular plume-holder at the rear, the brim pointed fore and aft and with turned and roped border, the base of the skull with a row of lining-rivets each with decorative brass washer, the surface originally painted black and white
11in. (27.9cm.) high
Circa 1600
With two-piece skull and high comb, embossed on each side with a stylised fleur-de-lys within a circle of tongue ornament, and with tubular plume-holder at the rear, the brim pointed fore and aft and with turned and roped border, the base of the skull with a row of lining-rivets each with decorative brass washer, the surface originally painted black and white
11in. (27.9cm.) high
Special notice
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