Estimate
€ 800 - 1.200
Sold
€ 2.500
The price includes buyer's premium
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height 29.5 cm.
Silver skull, turban with fur replaced at a later date, gilt brass crest with embossed lion, olive at the base featuring monogram "U" under crown; frieze with star surmounted by the number "1" (Ricotti period); armoured gilt brass chin strap, velvet inside; silk and threads cockade on the left side. Inside with black leather sweat-band (signs of use and time), black silk cap marked in gold "Cav. CAPRIOLO SECONDO ERN.sto & FIGLI / CAPO ARMAIOLO CORAZZIERI / DI / S. M. IL RE / Reggimento Genova Cavalleria / Bologna", probably replaced at a later time.