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A rare Helmet for the Bodyguard of the Khedive of Egypt c.1870, iron skull retaining nearly all its original brass mounts including flights of the arrow-shaped adjustable nasal bar, retaining bracket, applied embossed border and turned over edge of the neck-guard, iron crescent finial fixes to the prominent brass boss surmounting the skull missing side decals.
Estimate £200 to £300
Hammer price: £420