A gold koftgari steel helmet India, 19th Century
A gold koftgari steel helmet
India, 19th Century
of gadrooned domed form with inverted floral finial surmounted by a faceted spike, the adjustable noseguard terminating in a palmette to each end, flanked by plume holders, decorated in gold overlay with cusped cartouches containing foliate motifs on a ground of foliate interlace, the 'ganga-jamuna' camail with steel, brass and copper rings forming lozenge designs, with red velvet lining
21 cm. diam.
Provenance
Mohammed Khalil Ibrahim Collection, Dubai.
Published
Mohammed Khalil Ibrahim, Islamic Arms and Armour, Volume II, United Arab Emirates, 2022, p. 761, Cat. No. 609.
For a silver koftgari helmet of similar form sold at Christie's, see Islamic Works of Art and Textiles, 6 October 2008, lot 148.
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A gold koftgari steel helmet
India, 19th Century
of gadrooned domed form with inverted floral finial surmounted by a faceted spike, the adjustable noseguard terminating in a palmette to each end, flanked by plume holders, decorated in gold overlay with cusped cartouches containing foliate motifs on a ground of foliate interlace, the 'ganga-jamuna' camail with steel, brass and copper rings forming lozenge designs, with red velvet lining
21 cm. diam.
Provenance
Mohammed Khalil Ibrahim Collection, Dubai.
Published
Mohammed Khalil Ibrahim, Islamic Arms and Armour, Volume II, United Arab Emirates, 2022, p. 761, Cat. No. 609.
For a silver koftgari helmet of similar form sold at Christie's, see Islamic Works of Art and Textiles, 6 October 2008, lot 148.
