Helmet tomb decoration gains new lease of life in sale

It was not a vintage season for armour in the salerooms, but in Thomas Del Mar’s (24% buyer’s premium) auction on December 5 this very original English or Flemish close helmet of c.1560 reached £11,000.

Like many helmets from old English collections, this example owes its survival to being suspended …

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