19TH CENTURY
Details
AN ITALIAN ETCHED MORION OF 'SPANISH' TYPE, IN LATE 16TH CENTURY STYLE
19th Century
Formed in one piece, with tall skull formed with an acute medial ridge rising to a stalk, narrow down-turned brim, turned roped edge, decorated with etched bands of trophies and grotesques in the so-called 'Pisan' style, and studded with later brass rivets (heavily cleaned, the skull cracked and holed at the base on one side, plume-holder missing).
10¼in (26cm) height
19
Formed in one piece, with tall skull formed with an acute medial ridge rising to a stalk, narrow down-turned brim, turned roped edge, decorated with etched bands of trophies and grotesques in the so-called 'Pisan' style, and studded with later brass rivets (heavily cleaned, the skull cracked and holed at the base on one side, plume-holder missing).
10¼
Provenance
Henry Griffith Keasbey, American Art Association, New York, December 5-6, 1924, lot 123
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium