7th May, 2014 10:00
Antique Arms, Armour & Militaria: The John Woodman Higgins Armoury Collection
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**A 'HOUNSKULL' BASINET IN THE GERMAN STYLE OF THE LATE 14TH CENTURY
**A 'HOUNSKULL' BASINET IN THE GERMAN STYLE OF THE LATE 14TH CENTURY, LATE 19TH CENTURY
of notable weight with a tall conical skull boxed in four panels at its apex, pierced at its lower edge with two rows of small holes for the attachment of an aventail and lining, and fitted at its brow with a sturdy hinge (its lowest rivet replaced by a modern screw) supporting a Klappvisier of 'hounskull' form with boxed and scalloped slits over each eye and each side of the mouth, and a 'snout' boxed in four panels of which the upper two are in each case pieced with nine small ventilation-holes arranged in three rows (the apex and each side of the face-opening of the skull patched, and the surface of the helmet heavily pitted and patinated overall)
30.5 cm; 12 in high
Sold for £1,500
**A 'HOUNSKULL' BASINET IN THE GERMAN STYLE OF THE LATE 14TH CENTURY, LATE 19TH CENTURY
of notable weight with a tall conical skull boxed in four panels at its apex, pierced at its lower edge with two rows of small holes for the attachment of an aventail and lining, and fitted at its brow with a sturdy hinge (its lowest rivet replaced by a modern screw) supporting a Klappvisier of 'hounskull' form with boxed and scalloped slits over each eye and each side of the mouth, and a 'snout' boxed in four panels of which the upper two are in each case pieced with nine small ventilation-holes arranged in three rows (the apex and each side of the face-opening of the skull patched, and the surface of the helmet heavily pitted and patinated overall)
30.5 cm; 12 in high
