A fine helmet for officers of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms., Gilded tombac skull fitted with superimposed, gilt mountings of oak leaves and foliage in relief. In the centre of the front side a vertically oval English coat of arms circumscribed with the motto of the Most Noble Order of the Garter "Honi soit qui mal y pense" and set on a silver diamond-cut star. Leather-backed chinscales on embossed lion's head buttons and decorated with oak leaves (four scales missing), lion's paw clasp. White swan feather plume on a flamed socket. The peaks lined w,

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Photo credit: © INTERFOTO / History / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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