BACINET À BEC DE PASSEREAU

SPARROW'S BEAK BACINET
Forged stamp in two parts,
edged with nine rivets on the lower part
and ten on the part receiving the mezail.
Fossilized leather remains on the inner rivets.
of fossilized leather. It is pierced to accommodate
and hemmed all around.
around the perimeter. Mezail beaten in one part,
pierced for ventilation and view. It is mounted
on two spinning top rivets.
Partly 15th century (mezail added).
Height: 23 cm - Width: 36 cm

PROVENANCE
Tajan sale, April 28, 2003,
catalog cover.
A helmet emblematic of the Hundred Years' War
and associated with the image of du Guesclin in particular.