British Artillery Officer Helmet, the black leather shell with silver fittings, and with large, embellished crest in silver and gilt metal, crown over scrolling foliate and with oak leave branches to the sides, centering a shaped cartouche with faux gem designs centering a banderole with "NORFOLK ARTILLERY," centering a shield of triple castellated tower over a lion passant, the whole over two gilt metal crossed cannons, and with red and white horsehair plume, and black sueded chin chain held by rosettes to either side.
{Approximate height from edge of crown front to tip, 14 1/2" H., chin strap 8" from rosettes to center of chain.}.
The leather dry and shrinking away from metal edges, and with cracking. surface wear throughout, tarnish and patination to metal parts, minor losses to hair. Please contact the Furniture and Decorative Arts Department for a detailed condition report on this lot.
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Daniel M. (Wygold) Mitchell Estate. Mr. Mitchell was a Naval Officer and an entrepreneur. Serendipitously, Lieutenant Commander Dan Mitchell transferred to the Naval Reserve where he joined VR-872 – a Navel transport squadron out of the Alameda Naval Air Station that Michaan’s is located on now. He and his wife, Paris, loved to travel and made it a point to travel to Paris twice a year, and always brought back beautiful and interesting items. His collection covers the spectrum from noted painters to precise metal aircraft and automobile models. Michaan’s is honored to be offering this collection over the next four months. The September collection includes artists Greg Gandy, Paul Charles Chocarne-Moreau, Giulio Rosati, and Marcel Brunery to name a few. Along with a variety of Empire and Empire Style Gilt Bronze Figural clocks, period military helmets, marble busts, bronze and gilt brass urns, and complex models of military ships and aircraft.
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