Thomas Del Mar - Arms & Armour

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THE SKULL AND NECK-GUARD OF A GERMAN FLUTED
CLOSE HELMET, CIRCA 1520
the rounded one-piece skull rising to a low boldly-roped
medial comb, pierced at each side with a pivot-hole for the
attachment of a missing visor and bevor, fitted at the right
of the neck with a spring-catch for the bevor (lacking pushbutton),
and flanged outwards at the nape for the
attachment of a broad neck-defence of three downwardoverlapping
lames, the centre of the skull and neck-defence
decorated with continuous flutes emphasised by pairs of
incised lines, the lower edges of the skull and first two
lames of the neck-guard each decorated with pairs of
scored lines, and the main edge of the neck-guard
decorated with a file-roped inward turn accompanied by a
recessed border (lightly patinated overall)
30.5cm; 12in high
£4000-5000