Close Helmet of Claude Gouffier (1501–1570), ca. 1555–60
Close Helmet of Claude Gouffier (1501–1570), ca. 1555–60, French, Steel, gold, brass, H. 15 3/4 in. (40 cm); W. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); D. 14 1/2 in. ( cm); Wt. 6 lb. 5 oz. (2863 g), Helmets, This is an excellent example of a French heavy cavalry helmet of the mid-sixteenth century. Its elaborate decoration includes the monogram of Claude Gouffier (1501–1570), Master of the Horse (Grand Écuyer) for Henry II and Charles IX
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