VICTORIAN PERIOD COPY OF 16th CENTURY GERMAN MAXIMILIAN CLOSED HELMET

A VERY GOOD QUALITY VICTORIAN PERIOD COPY OF A 16th CENTURY GERMAN MAXIMILIAN CLOSED HELMET (ARMET), ca. 1900 : In overall very good dark & untouched condition and of very fine quality, as with the original examples of the 16th Century. Of Mid-16th Century Maximilian style with a decoratively fluted comb and a matching pierced visor, fluted, en suite. Single (1) piece construction bowl with a finely sculpted neck-defense and fluted crest with a nicely sculpted comb. Retains dark & untouched, steel surfaces. The interior en suite with slightly rough, untouched, aged, steel surfaces with scattered roughness and oxidation. Generally smooth, lightly patinated, outer surfaces with a dark & untouched, gunmetal “patina”. Some light patches of discoloration, scattered pitting and surface-oxidation. Very fine quality Victorian Period make, ca. 1900. Very nicely crafted with two (2) hinged, side-mounted, locking ear-defenses that form a complete face-defense, when closed. Sculpted borders with smooth edges; and of the style of Helmet/Armet found on a Maximilian Suit of Armour of, ca. 1550. In overall very good+ untouched condition with richly toned and aged, gunmetal-colored, steel surfaces. Expected signs of age & wear; and of likely German manufacture. Possibly from the Schmidt workshops, ca. 1900. www.ambroseantiques.com