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LOT 2049
Pith Topi Helmet
DATED 24TH FEBRUARY 1922 A.D.
15 3/8 in. (2 kg, 39 cm).
Also known as a sola topi; with ivory-coloured upper and leather chin strap, stamped 'made for Whiteaway Laidlaw & Co Ltd', together with other stamps and date; original tin box with carry handle, hinged lid, hasp and painted initials 'C.H.B.', together with a depository label.
ProvenanceAcquired from Manfred Schotten Antiques, UK, 2016.
The Kusmirek Collection, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of an invoice.
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