A CLOSE HELMET FOR HEAVY FIELD USE IN THE GERMAN STYLE OF THE LATE 16TH CENTURY, 19TH CENTURY with rounded one-piece skull rising to a high medial comb, visor, upper bevor and lower bevor attached to it by common pivots with large domed heads of brass, the visor with stepped centrally-divided vision-slits fitted at its right with a short lifting-peg, the upper bevor with near-vertical profile pierced at each side with circular and cruciform ventilation-holes, the lower bevor fitted at the right cheek with a forked lifting-peg, the upper and lower bevors respectively fastened to the lower bevor and skull at their right sides by a spring-catch and a swivel-hook and pierced stud, and two articulated gorget- plates front and rear, the lowest lame at the front of rounded outline and the corresponding lame at the rear of squared outline, each formed at its main edge with a file-roped inward turn accompanied by a recessed border (some patches of light rust) 32.0 cm; 12½ in
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A GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' BURGONET, EARLY 17TH CENTURY with rounded skull formed in two pieces joined along the crest of a moderately high file-roped medial comb, flanged outwards at the nape to receive a missing neck-guard, fitted at its forward-sloping brow with a broad obtusely-pointed pivoted peak, at each side with a hinged cheek-piece flanged outwards at its lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard and pieced at its centre with six small auditory holes in rosette-formation, and further fitted just above the hinge of the left one with a later plume-holder (slightly crushed), the helmet formed at its main edges with file-roped inward turns and decorated in low relief at the centre of each cheek-piece with a cinquefoil and elsewhere with bands and borders burnished bright against a blackened ground (refreshed with paint) 25.5 cm; 10 in
A GERMAN BURGONET WITH EMBOSSED DECORATION IN THE 'BLACK AND WHITE' FASHION, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY with pointed one-piece skull boxed in four panels, rising to an acorn-finial, projecting forward to a broad obtusely-pointed integral peak (its ends and the areas immediately behind them cracked and in one case patched), and fitted at the nape with a short rounded one-piece neck-guard and at each side with a hinged cheek-piece flanged outwards at its lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard and pierced at its centre with five small auditory holes in dice-formation, the helmet formed at its main edges with roped inward turns accompanied by recessed borders and decorated in low relief on the skull, peak and neck-guard with four radiating bands that along with the recessed borders are burnished bright against a formerly black-from-the-hammer ground (now heavily cleaned) 24.8 cm; 9¾ in
A GERMAN BURGONET WITH EMBOSSED DECORATION IN THE 'BLACK AND WHITE' FASHION, LATE 16TH CENTURY with pointed one-piece skull boxed in four panels, rising to a prominent acorn-finial, projecting backwards and downwards at the nape to an obtusely-pointed integral neck-guard and fitted at its forward-sloping brow with a broad obtusely-pointed pivoted peak and at each side with a hinged cheek-piece flanged outwards at its lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard and pierced at its centre with four small auditory holes in tri-radiate formation, the helmet formed at its main edges with notched inward turns and decorated in low relief with borders and, on the skull and peak, four radiating bands of which those in the sagital line of the skull terminate in fleurs-de-lis that fill the interspaces between the bands, all burnished bright against a formerly black-from-the hammer ground (now heavily cleaned) 25.7 cm; 6¼ in
A GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' BURGONET, EARLY 17TH CENTURY with rounded skull formed in two pieces joined along the crest of a high file-roped medial comb, flanged outwards at the nape to receive an obtusely pointed neck-guard of one lame, fitted at its forward-sloping brow with a broad obtusely-pointed pivoted peak and at its left side (originally both sides) with a hinged cheek-piece flanged outwards at its lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard and pierced at its centre with seven small auditory holes in rosette-formation, the helmet formed at its main edges with file-roped inward turns accompanied by narrow grooves and decorated in low relief at the centre of each cheek-piece with a circular panel and elsewhere with bands and borders burnished bright, along with each side of the comb, against a blackened ground (refreshed with paint; the bright surfaces lightly patinated overall and the metal of the left end of the peak showing evidence of delamination) 30.0 cm; 11¾ in
A GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' BURGONET, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY with rounded one-piece skull rising to a high roped medial comb, fitted within its front and rear edges respectively with a short obtusely-pointed peak and neck-guard, and at each side with a hinged cheek-piece of symmetrical form, flanged outwards at both its front and rear ends to serve respectively as continuations of the peak and neck-guard, and pierced at its centre with six small auditory holes in rosette-formation, the helmet formed at its main edges with file-roped inward turns accompanied by narrow grooves and, to the inside of them, raised borders burnished bright, like the sides of the comb, against a blackened ground (refreshed with paint) 28.5 cm; 10¾ in
A GERMAN BURGONET WITH EMBOSSED DECORATION IN THE 'BLACK AND WHITE' FASHION, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY with pointed one-piece skull boxed in four panels, rising to an acorn-finial, projecting forward to a broad obtusely-pointed integral peak and fitted at the nape with a short rounded one-piece neck-guard and at each side with a hinged cheek-piece (the left associated and not matching) flanged outwards at its lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard and pierced at its centre with five small auditory holes in dice-formation, the helmet formed at its main edges with roped inward turns accompanied by recessed borders and decorated in low relief on the skull, peak and neck-guard with four radiating bands that along with the recessed borders are burnished bright against a formerly black-from-the-hammer ground (now heavily cleaned) 27.0 cm; 10½ in
A GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' BURGONET, THIRD QUARTER OF THE 16TH CENTURY with pointed one-piece skull boxed in four panels, rising to a slender acorn-finial, projecting forward to a broad obtusely-pointed integral peak, and fitted at the nape with a short rounded one-piece neck-guard and at each side with a hinged cheek-piece flanged outwards at its lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard and pierced at its centre with five small auditory holes in dice-formation, the helmet formed at its main edges with roped inward turns accompanied by recessed borders and decorated in low relief on the skull, peak and neck-guard with four radiating bands that along with the recessed borders are burnished bright against a blackened ground (refreshed with paint) 24.5 cm; 9¾ in
A GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' BURGONET, EARLY 17TH CENTURY with rounded skull formed in two pieces joined along the crest of a high file-roped medial comb, projecting forward to a broad obtusely-pointed integral peak struck with the arms of Württemberg, fitted at the nape with an obtusely-pointed neck-guard of one lame and at each side with a hinged cheek-piece flanged outwards at its lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard and pieced at its centre with five small auditory holes in dice-formation, the lower front corner of the right cheek-piece fitted with a later single-ended buckle, the helmet formed at its main edges with file-roped inward turns accompanied by narrow grooves and decorated in low relief at the centre of each cheek-piece with a circular panel and elsewhere with bands and borders burnished bright against a blackened ground (refreshed with paint) See G. H. Bidermann, Burg Kornberg: Wohnsitz des Ritters Götz von Berl;ichingen, Schwäbisch Hall, 1980, p. 203, pls 199 & 207 for other pieces of armour, including a similar burgonet, bearing the Württemberg mark. 28.0 cm; 11 in
A GERMAN 'BLACK AND WHITE' BURGONET, EARLY 17TH CENTURY with rounded skull formed in two pieces joined along the crest of an exceptionally high file-roped medial comb, projecting forward to a broad obtusely-pointed integral peak and backwards at the nape to a rounded integral neck-guard, and fitted around the brow and nape with small lining-rivets and brass rosette-washers (some of the latter missing), and at each side with a hinged cheek-piece (the right perhaps associated but from the same series) flanged outwards at its lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard and pieced at its centre with five small auditory holes in rosette-formation, the helmet formed at its main edges with notched inward turns and decorated in low relief with bands and borders burnished bright against a blackened ground (refreshed with paint) 31.0 cm; 12¼ in
A SOUTH GERMAN BURGONET, AUGSBURG, CIRCA 1600 with rounded one-piece skull rising to a high medial comb, projecting forward to an obtusely-pointed integral peak, struck at its point with an indistinct makers mark set within an oval, and the fir-cone quality-control mark of the city of Augsburg, fitted at the nape with an obtusely-pointed one-piece neck-guard and at each side with a hinged cheek-piece flanged outwards at its lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard and pierced at its centre with five small auditory holes in dice-formation, the main edges of the helmet formed with plain inward turns and its surface retaining its original black-from-the hammer finish (the metal delaminating in parts) 28.5 cm; 11¼ cm
A SOUTH GERMAN BURGONET, PROBABLY AUGSBURG, EARLY 17TH CENTURY with rounded two-piece skull joined along the crest of a short, high, slender medial comb, fitted at its front edge with an internally-riveted, flat obtusely-pointed peak, at its outward-flanged rear edge with a rounded one-piece neck-guard and at each side with a hinged cheek-piece flanged outwards at its lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard and pierced at its centre with five small auditory holes in dice-formation, the front edge of the right cheek-piece struck with the number 197, the skull fitted with an old and possibly original quilted canvas lining, and the front ends of the cheek-pieces with leather loops and ties, in part possibly original, the main edges of the helmet formed with plain inward turns and its surface retaining its original black-from-the hammer finish 26.6 cm; 10½ in
A SOUTH GERMAN BURGONET, AUGSBURG, CIRCA 1600 with rounded one-piece skull rising to a high medial comb (the metal of its right side showing some delamination), projecting forward to an obtusely-pointed integral peak (the point bruised and cracked), fitted at the nape with a rounded one-piece neck-guard and at each side with a hinged cheek-piece flanged outwards at its lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard and pierced at its centre with five small auditory holes in dice-formation, the main edges of the helmet formed with plain inward turns and its surface retaining its original black-from-the hammer finish 28.8 cm; 11¼ cm Compare with lots 478 and 475 below bearing the quality-control mark of the city of Augsburg
A SOUTH GERMAN BURGONET, AUGSBURG, CIRCA 1600 with rounded one-piece skull rising to a high medial comb (the metal of its front end showing some delamination), projecting forward to an obtusely-pointed integral peak, struck at its point with an indistinct makers mark, probably involving the letter'B', and the fir-cone quality-control mark of the city of Augsburg, fitted at the nape with an obtusely-pointed one-piece neck-guard and at each side with a hinged cheek-piece flanged outwards at its lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard and pierced at its centre with five small auditory holes in dice-formation, the main edges of the helmet formed with plain inward turns and its surface retaining its original black-from-the hammer finish 30.0 cm; 11¾ cm
A SOUTH GERMAN BURGONET, AUGSBURG, CIRCA 1600 with rounded one-piece skull rising to a high medial comb, projecting forward to an obtusely-pointed integral peak, fitted at the nape with an obtusely-pointed one-piece neck-guard and at each side with a hinged cheek-piece (the right associated but from the same series) flanged outwards at its lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard and pierced at its centre with five small auditory holes in dice-formation, the main edges of the helmet formed with plain inward turns and its surface retaining its original black-from-the hammer finish (refreshed with paint) 32.0 cm; 12½ cm Compare with lots 475 and 478 above bearing the quality-control mark of the city of Augsburg
**AN INDO-PERSIAN HELMET (KULAH-KHUD), LATE 19TH CENTURY with hemi-spherical skull fitted with a central spike, a pair of plume-holders, sliding nasal bar secured by a thumb-screw and mail neck-defence of butted links, the surface of the skull chiselled with mounted cavalrymen enriched with soft metal above panels of script, and retaining a portion of its lining 25.4 cm; 10 in high
A three piece silver tea service, Fenton Brothers Ltd, Sheffield 1916, each piece of plain polished oval form, comprising; a teapot with turned wood handle and finial, 16.5cm high, a two handled sugar bowl, 12cm high and a helmet cream jug, 12cm high, all raised on rectangular pedestal bases, total weight 29oz (3)
Impressive Victorian carved oak Baronial throne chair in the Carolean revival taste, with crowned helm cresting and knights helm arm terminals with feather crests, original upholstered padded seat, back and arms, on spiral-twist supports, 124cm high x 73cm wide. Provenance: Sold with letters of provenance stating it was believed to have been used by Queen Victoria at the Great Exhibition of 1851 CONDITION REPORT Cresting split across base and loose, otherwise good solid original condition - rather dirty overall. One of the helmet visor bars is broken on the right arm terminal
US 7th Army Division uniform set, circa 1950, belonging to Corporal James G. Worgan (RA 10610572). Stationed in Germany in the early 50's. Consisting of two field jackets, one with attached hood accessory, both with 7th Army patches and Corporal stripes; two pairs of field trousers; tan coloured field shirt with 7th army patches and corporal stripes; post war M1 steel helmet, painted Olive drab, with original chin straps. Together with camouflage exterior cover and original helmet liner (missing chin strap), liner marked 'Worgan James G. RA 10 610 572'; 7th Army Dress Uniform consisting of Short Jacket with regimental bar, proficiency badges including 'B.A.R' and 'Pistol D' and enamelled shield badges to epaulettes with motto 'More Than Expected', together with Trousers, belt, tie, cap and hat with US Army badge; and also including non military material relating to J. G. Worgan - a sealed pack of 50's era American 'Chesterfield' cigarettes; Masonic Apron presented by the 'Silver Trowel Lodge' Los Angeles, California; Californian Masonic badge, dated 1996; Al Malaikah Temple items including a Fez Hat, caricature china Head Knocker novelty ornament (a/f) and related documents
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