ARMOR HELMET called ARMET

France or Italy, 19th century

In the Renaissance style

ferrous alloy

H.: 33; L.: 24; Thickness: 35 cm

(restoration and missing brackets)

Closed armor helmet with crested stamp fully illustrated in repoussé with the same battle scene reproduced on both sides of the stamp, foliage scrolls, weapon trophies and satyr heads.

The crest is entirely decorated with foliage scrolls on both sides and is centered with trophies of arms, helmet and armour. The scenes reproduced on the stamp show a castle in the background while the foreground is occupied by horsemen and soldiers on foot.

The movable visor, called mézail, is bipartite, openworked with two thin rectangles and decorated with foliage scrolls and animated by a satyr's head. This same motif is repeated twice: on the mobile chin strap, at the level of the axis of symmetry separating two weapon trophies and on the gorget with riveted blades, accompanied by foliage scrolls.

Text and photos © FCP CORIDON

Ref.LP2580