Head above the rest. A 460-year-old gilt helmet has set a world record selling at auction for £120,000.

4TH JULY 2021

A 460-year-old gilt helmet has set a world record selling at auction for £120,000.  The helmet, made in Augsburg, Southern Germany, was bought by the Philadelphia Museum of Art and will join other elaborate pieces of armour in its collection.  The helmet had been estimated to fetch £40,000 - £60,000.

An image of the helmet accompanied this article.