Estimate
€ 900 - 1.300
Sold
€ 1.875
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dating: Second quarter of the 19th Century provenance: Papal States, Helmet with brass-foil skull, brim and crest; the brim with brass crossed axes under copper flames. Leather chin-strap with brass scales. Crest with white wool chenille. Lined with leather. Together with brass-foil epaulettes with orange fringes. Very rare. Under the heading 'Pontifical Firemen' is a photo of Pontifical Fire Officer Angelo Luswergh, circa 1850, wearing a similar helmet (officer's version), in uniform, and carrying an eagle-headed dagger. height 30 cm.
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