Bidspirit auction | A TURKISH INSCRIBED GILT OPENWORK

A TURKISH INSCRIBED GILT OPENWORK HELMET - Turkey, Ca. Second half of 17th century AD. An inscribed helmet of domed form terminating in a long element with knop finial, with short peak to front and drilled holes around the base, engraved to the body with a repeating design of teardrop cartouches containing stylised scrolling foliate motifs forming trefoils, the top with a band containing a scrolling vine.For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession Number 36.25.126.Size: 280mm x 220mm; Weight: 1.02kgProvenance: 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.