A general's colonial helmet
Provenance: Kingdom of Italy
Dating: about 1930
Dimensions: height 20
Condition: good
Palm-leaf body, covered in light-coloured fabric. Fitted at the apex with a ventilator and bearing on the front a General's eagle embroidered in silver thread on a tricolour cockade. Light blue band and leather chinstrap with buckle. Interior lined in dark green cotton, with leather sweatband incorporating cork spacers. On the rear brim, the handwritten inscription in cursive: "Lamberti Vittorio AA 245".
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Provenance: Kingdom of Italy
Dating: about 1930
Dimensions: height 20
Condition: good
Palm-leaf body, covered in light-coloured fabric. Fitted at the apex with a ventilator and bearing on the front a General's eagle embroidered in silver thread on a tricolour cockade. Light blue band and leather chinstrap with buckle. Interior lined in dark green cotton, with leather sweatband incorporating cork spacers. On the rear brim, the handwritten inscription in cursive: "Lamberti Vittorio AA 245".