A GERMAN BURGONET with one-piece skull with roped comb, the fall (small rust hole) and neck-plate upcurved and sharply pointed, the deep hinged cheek-pieces of unusual construction, each comprising three vertical plates riveted to internal leathers (the front two plates on each replaced), the main edges turned and roped, brass-headed rivets, and original quilted canvas lining, late 16th Century, perhaps Landshut 11in. high | Christie's

Lot 79

A GERMAN BURGONET with one-piece skull with roped comb, the fall (small rust hole) and neck-plate upcurved and sharply pointed, the deep hinged cheek-pieces of unusual construction, each comprising three vertical plates riveted to internal leathers (the front two plates on each replaced), the main edges turned and roped, brass-headed rivets, and original quilted canvas lining, late 16th Century, perhaps Landshut 11in. high

Details

A GERMAN BURGONET with one-piece skull with roped comb, the fall (small rust hole) and neck-plate upcurved and sharply pointed, the deep hinged cheek-pieces of unusual construction, each comprising three vertical plates riveted to internal leathers (the front two plates on each replaced), the main edges turned and roped, brass-headed rivets, and original quilted canvas lining, late 16th Century, perhaps Landshut 11in. high

Provenance

Howard M. Curtis, sold in these Rooms 31 October, 1984, lot 289

Literature

Howard M. Curtis, 2,500 Years of European Helmets 800 B.C.- 1700 A.D., pp. 288-9

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