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CHENILLE HELMET
Dragon helmet model 1845.
Transformed for fire service, brass bombshell and crest, brown leather headband, brass rosettes stamped with radiant sun, leather chinstrap covered with a suite of three rows of three small rings. The mane and the marmoset have been replaced by a caterpillar for the service in the firemen. Black leather inner cap with wolf teeth. France, Second Empire period
H. 34| W.24| D.18 cm
PROVENANCE
Private collection, Paris
Dragon helmet model 1845.
Transformed for fire service, brass bombshell and crest, brown leather headband, brass rosettes stamped with radiant sun, leather chinstrap covered with a suite of three rows of three small rings. The mane and the marmoset have been replaced by a caterpillar for the service in the firemen. Black leather inner cap with wolf teeth. France, Second Empire period
H. 34| W.24| D.18 cm
PROVENANCE
Private collection, Paris