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LOT 0278
South German Burgonet Helm
CIRCA 1580-1610 A.D.
11 1/2 in. (1.7 kg, 29 cm).
The rounded two-piece skull joined along the crest with a high medial comb, internally fitted with a quilted canvas lining sewn to a leather lining-band, the brow with a fixed rounded peak, outward-flanged rear edge with a matching one-piece neck guard, hinged cheek-pieces flanged outwards at the lower edge to serve as a continuation of the neck-guard.
Provenancewith Thomas Del Mar Ltd, 7th December 2017, lot 542.
The Kusmirek Collection, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of the Thomas Del Mar invoice.
Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11762-203983.
Cf. Mauro, M., Armeria della Rocca, mostra di armi antiche, Ancona, 1989, p.94, no.15; Hayward, J., L’armeria del Castello di Monselice, Venezia, 1980, p.37, no.25, pl.22.
FootnotesThe burgonet (Italian borgognotta) had developed at the beginning of the 16th century from the sallet and soon became a very popular helmet worn in many parts of Europe (especially in Germany and Northern Italy) by infantry and later cavalry units. A clear advantage of this helmet was the unifying a good protective function against cut and thrust weapons with a unhindered field of sight, good ventilation and user comfort due to the small weight and the fact it could be worn independently without an armour.
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