Bidspirit auction | A TURKMAN INSCRIBED SILVER-INLAID HELMET

A TURKMAN INSCRIBED SILVER-INLAID HELMET WITH AVENTAIL - Turkey, Ca. Late 17th century AD. A silver-inlaid helmet with chain mill neck guard and typical nose guard. The surface of the helmet is engraved in florals and Islamic panels. Scattered surface with silver finish present. Interior with padded cloth. Helmet showing wear, missing plume from top and screw from nose guard. The turban helmet retains the mail aventail that protected the lower half of the face and neck. The aventail is fixed with a lead seal stamped with the mark used in the Ottoman arsenals.For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 04.3.212; Helmet. Iraq, Turkey or Caucasus, circa 1450-1500. Steel damascened with silver and traces of gold, iron. Abu Dhabi, Louvre Abu Dhabi, Department of Culture and Tourism–Abu Dhabi. Size: 450mm x 215mm; Weight: 1.99kgProvenance: Property of a London Islamic art specialist collector; previously in a collection formed since the 1980s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.