A helmet for the Gardes du Corps du Roi (Royal Life Guards), France, 1st model, 1814 - 1820 A two-piece, black lacquered leather bowl with silver-plated copper mountings. The screw-mounted plate shows a reverse monogram "L", for Louis XVIII, over a sunburst. The palm fronds on the side are pinned. The screw-mounted crest bears plume decoration and a black horsehair crest. The metal chinscales are on sun rosettes with replacement velvet backing and laces. The front brim has stamped decoration and a silver-plated trim. A socket on the side for the missing plume. ,

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