A few examples of appraisal values for
FRENCH HELMET

• FRENCH MODEL 1874 CUIRASSIER HELMET
  FRENCH MODEL 1874 CUIRASSIER HELMET ON STAND French Cuirassier officer's model 1874 helmet, 19th century, having a steel skull, gilt brass comb with Medusa head, red and white hackle, cascading horsehair plume, acanthus patterned medallions and chin strap, and a frontal plate with additional laurels centering on a laming grenade, on later stand, apparently unmarked. Approx. helmet h. 13", w. 10.75", d. 7.25"; Overall on stand h. 25.5", w. 10.75", d. 7.25".
• Antique French Model 1874
  Antique French Model 1874 Cuirassier helmet, having a steel skull the high brass comb with black horsehair Maine and Medusa mask above a flaming grenade flanked by laurel leaves, with brass plume holder (plume missing) to the left side, having leather backed chin scales and leather liner.
• French brass Firefighter's
  French brass Firefighter's Helmet, the front embossed with raised design of crossed axes behind a shield with blaze of fire, banner reading "Speces Pompiers", missing leather lining & strap, cracks & dents
• French dragoon's helmet, mid 19th
  French dragoon's helmet, mid 19th Century the chinstrap marked "SIRAUDIN", 10 in. H.
• A FRENCH FIREMANS GILT BRASS HELMET
  A FRENCH FIREMANS GILT BRASS HELMET A French firemans gilt brass helmet, of cap form with a visor, applied gilt plaque with oak leaves, olive branches and an embossed Croissy coat of arms, size of hat, 7.5"h x 10"w , Provenance: The Holt Military Museum, Lafayette, CA
• WWI FRENCH CAVALRY CUIRASSIER
  WWI FRENCH CAVALRY CUIRASSIER HELMET: Top brass comb with horsehair and figural Medusa masqueron. Flaming bomb with foliate decoration front plate solid lobster tail rear. Helmet base outlined in brass. Missing chinstrap. Overall measures 10'' h. x 11 3/8'' x 7 1/4''. Sold with the styrofoam head mount.CONDITION: Scale chinstraps and cockades are not present. Discoloration and dings of metal as shown in photos. Overall condition nice for a battlefield souvenir. No liner.
• FRENCH SECOND EMPIRE DRAGOON HELMET
  FRENCH SECOND EMPIRE DRAGOON HELMET French Second Empire dragoon helmet or Casque de Dragons, circa 1845, the body of the helmet of gilded copper, with a high crest meant to hold a black horsehair brush and tail, the bottom one third of the helmet covered in leopard skin, retaining the original chin chains and bosses, marked in two places. Approximate dimensions: h. 12" with top plume and holder h.15", w.8", l. 9", horse tail extends for additional 15"
• 19th C Brass French Dragoon Helmet,
  19th C Brass French Dragoon Helmet, medusa mask comb with inset horsehair, motifs include snakes and foliate berry vines, without plume, leather liner missing, stamped 'P' at back rim.
• A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH STYLE CAVALRY
  A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH STYLE CAVALRY CUIRASSIER METAL AND BRASS HELMET with plume, and a brass chain mail and leather chin piece
• French Cent Garde Helmet Model 1865
  French Cent Garde Helmet Model 1865 Silvered copper body with all trim and fixtures in fire-gilded metal. A crested comb with Medusa's head at front decorated with laurel and berries over rectangular designs on the sides and above the front. A bowl-like fitting ("marmouset") with leafed cylinder holding an upright tuft of white horse hair. Behind this tuft fixture a flowing white horse hair plume falls to the rear some 32". In a part to the hair a four-braid plait runs the length of the comb. The front plate in gilt decorated with the crown and initial monogram of Napoleon III and crossed sprays of laurel beneath. Rivets of brass decorate the "lobster tail" rear visor. Lion head bosses hold the officer-style chinscales of graduated laurel leaves backed with leather and fastened with a buckle. The feather vase-shaped plume socket forward of the left ear boss holds an original scarlet red vulture feather plume with officer's silver bullion "olive" at its base. The visors are both meant to be covered in leather; 40% of that leather remains.A one hundred-man mounted squadron (actually consisted of over 150 hand-picked guards) was formed in 1854 to escort the Emperor nephew of Napoleon the Great and disbanded in 1870. Condition: Very good. Liner missing.
• HELMET. European 18th century
  HELMET. European 18th century or earlier steel. Cabasset helmet with decorative brass rivets. 9''h. Interior surface rust.
• THREE FRENCH METAL MILITARY
  THREE FRENCH METAL MILITARY HELMETSThree French brass, steel and white metal military helmets19th-20th centurylargest height 11in (28cm); length 11in (28cm); width 7 1/2in (19cm0
• French Brass and Bearskin
  French Brass and Bearskin Hussar's Helmet, first quarter 19th century, the brass helmet emblazoned with a displayed Napoleonic eagle and surmounted by a bearskin cresting, h. 12", w. 7-1/2", l. 11".
• A French Presentation Firemen's
  A French Presentation Firemen's Brass Helmet Paris Late 19th Century The classic form brass parade helmet with visor chin strap and high-crested plume with an applied plaque with oak leaves olive branches and embossed escutcheon of the Paris coat-of-arms with the words "Sapeurs Pompiers de Paris" above. Stamped with "S.G.F.M." and "2202" on the back. Measures apprx. 10-1/2"T x 10-1/4"L x 8"W.
• 19TH C. FRENCH BRASS
  19TH C. FRENCH BRASS FIREFIGHTER'S DRESS HELMET French, second quarter 19th century. Firefighter's dress helmet having a brass skull decorated with a rooster above the motto 'DeVouement' with 'Srs Pompiers De Maizieres' below, surmounted by a patterned crest with grenade and possible beaver 'brush' plume, hackle holder, and band of oak leaves, the visor having crossed axes. Unmarked. Provenance: Acquired from Czerny's International Auction House, Sarzana, Italy, Important Militaria, Fine Antique Arms & Armour, March 2015, sale 50, lot 899. Approx. h. 14". w. 7.75", d. 10.75".
• PRE WORLD WAR ONE FRENCH INFANTRY
  PRE WORLD WAR ONE FRENCH INFANTRY HELMETPRE WORLD WAR ONE FRENCH INFANTRY HELMET, molded black leather, brass lions on left and right side, flaming bomb on front liner is soft "kid" leather with cord adjust.
• A FRENCH ADRIAN HELMET WITH ‘RF’
  A FRENCH ADRIAN HELMET WITH ‘RF’ BADGE in green olive paint with ‘RF’ badge. The helmet post WWI, likely WWII era; the liner is leather and looks to be original, the chin strap is a replacement; excellent overall condition
• FRENCH CAVALRY CHEST ARMOR &
  FRENCH CAVALRY CHEST ARMOR & HELMET, 19TH C.(lot of 2) French Cuirassier or cavalry helmet and chest armor, 19th c., including: (1) steel helmet, with embellished brass comb, ending with a Medusa head above a flaming bomb, short plume at front, at one side a larger feathered plume, the comb back with a long horse hair tail, the lower helmet surrounded with black horse hair hide, chain metal chin straps lacking leather at one end, the interior retains the lower part of the leather liner with some loss, the visor and neck cover with brass edges, marked at upper back "1187 54 over 109C over L in an oval," overall (with plume, excluding tail): approx 17"h, 14.5"w, 7.25"d; (1) cuirass or front and back steel chest armor with brass rivets, believed to be, brass chain over leather shoulder straps, retaining one leather lower side strap joining the front and back plates, the lower interior etched with "Manfacturer de Kligenthal, Coulaux, model 1854, LT 1 L N150," the back plates similarly marked, the numbers 187 over 443 appear on the outer left side of both sections where they join, armor: approx 17"h, 14.5"w, 12.5"d, height on black steel stand with all parts: approx 41"h; 20.5lbs total with stand **Provenance: from a prominent Dallas, Texas estate**
• Two antique French helmet plaques
  Two antique French helmet plaques WWI 1914-1918, each approx 21cm W (2)
• 19TH C. FRENCH BRASS FIREFIGHTERS
  19TH C. FRENCH BRASS FIREFIGHTERS PARADE HELMET French, late 19th to early 20th century. Brass firefighter's parade helmet for the Epernon commune, having a low crest decorated with a flaming grenade, banner with 'Sapeurs pompiers d'Epernon' crown with four towers, crossed axes, oak, and laurel leaves. Unmarked. Approx., h. 7.75", w. 7.5", d. 10".
• BELGIAN BRASS MOUNTED
  BELGIAN BRASS MOUNTED CUIRASSIER'S HELMET19th century, white metal skull with applied brass mounts, central cast brass lion decoration, surmounted by brass crest with scale, leaf, rosette, and anthemion decoration, horsehair plumes, leather lined chin straps with scale pattern and central connecting chain, stamped "2" at skull back, approximately 12-1/2 x 11 x 8-1/4 in. not including plumes Provenance: Estate of Brock Arms, Flat Rock, North Carolina Condition: surface dirt layer and accretion, some areas of spotting and discoloration to skull, scattered surface scratches and minor dents throughout, leather lining to chinstraps cracked and stained, skull interior lacking leather lining/padding
• European Military Helmets Lot of
  European Military Helmets Lot of Three Lot includes: French Model 1915 Adrian?helmet; one British Model MK-IV helmet "The Turtle"; and the British dispatch riders camo-helmet. Condition: Very good. The Adrian is missing the front plate.
• A French Carved Wood Military
  A French Carved Wood Military Figure late 18th/early 19th century realistically modeled having remnants of polychrome paint with glass eyes depicted wearing a helmet armor wool and canvas clothing with a leather belt and leather shoes having a sword at his side and a long rifle in his hand raised on a square plinth. Height overall 15 3/4 inches.
• BELGIAN BRASS MOUNTED
  BELGIAN BRASS MOUNTED CUIRASSIER'S HELMET19th century, white metal skull with applied brass mounts, central cast brass lion decoration, surmounted by brass crest with scale, leaf, rosette, and anthemion decoration, horsehairÿplumes, leather lined chinstraps with scale pattern and central connecting chain, stamped "2" at skull back, approximately 12-1/2 x 11 x 8-1/4 in. not including plumes Provenance: Estate of Brock Arms, Flat Rock, North Carolina Condition: surface dirt layer and accretion, some areas of spotting and discoloration to skull, scattered surface scratches and minor dents throughout, leather lining to chinstraps cracked and stained, skull interior lacking leather lining/padding
• 19TH CENTURY LEGIONNAIRE PARADE
  19TH CENTURY LEGIONNAIRE PARADE HELMETMid to Late 19th Century. French or German. Decorated with horse hair and feathers, with brass chased with leaves, a mask, and lion's pelt, the interior with leather strap remnants. Height 10 in. Width 12 in.
• GERMAN, FRENCH & RUSSIAN MILITARY
  GERMAN, FRENCH & RUSSIAN MILITARY HELMETS .
• A double visored steel close helmet
  A double visored steel close helmet of ''Maximilian'' form of rounded Italian shape and crest with composition (?) eagle's head and ostrich plume 25ins high (overall)
• TWO FRENCH DRAGOON HELMETS, LATE
  TWO FRENCH DRAGOON HELMETS, LATE 19TH/ EARLY 20TH C., MEDUSA MASK COMB WITH INSET HORSEHAIR, STEEL WITH BRASS APPLIQUES, MOTIFS INCL...Two French Dragoon helmets, late 19th/ early 20th C., Medusa mask comb with inset horsehair, steel with brass appliques, motifs include snakes and foliate berry vines, one stamped "A. Godillot " and "57" verso, second with five sets of stamped numbers, wear consistent with age and use including oxidation, loss of finish/ hair, small dents, etc., sold as is, 10" h.
• A PORTUGUESE PALACE GUARD SPIKED
  A PORTUGUESE PALACE GUARD SPIKED HELMET A Portuguese palace guard spiked helmet, the black composition cap form centering a silver heraldic shield atop a laurel trophy, rising to a ball form spike finial, 8"h x 11.5"w, Provenance: The Holt Military Museum, Lafayette, CA
• A Turkish helmet with incised
  A Turkish helmet with incised foliate decoration and spiked finial, 29cm high
• THREE FRENCH FIRE HELMETS 20TH
  THREE FRENCH FIRE HELMETS 20TH CENTURY LENGTHS 10”.THREE FRENCH FIRE HELMETS, 20th Century, One brass, one copper and one wool. Dimensions: Lengths 10".
• FRENCH BRASS ARTILLERY HELMET
  FRENCH BRASS ARTILLERY HELMET 19TH CENTURY HEIGHT 10”.FRENCH BRASS ARTILLERY HELMET, 19th Century, With horse hair crest. Dimensions: Height 10".
• A BRITISH CAVALRY SPIKED HELMET
  A BRITISH CAVALRY SPIKED HELMET OF LIFE GUARDS A British cavalry spiked helmet of the Life Guards, the gilt brass helmet form centering a white metal star with the number "4" and the moto "Honi Soit Qui Mal y Pense" gilt crowned badge, a pair flowers issuing a gilt braided metal scale chin strap, rising to a spike with black and gray horse hair plumage, 14"h x 7"w, Provenance: The Holt Military Museum, Lafayette, CA
• French porcelain cache pot, profile
  French porcelain cache pot, profile portrait of soldier wearing chicken helmet, unmarked, on bronze stand with ring handles, 8-1/8" h, Scratches to body, paint loss to body, scratches to bottom of body, rubbing from metal on sides, some gold loss to top
• BELGIAN WWI / WW2 INFANTRY
  BELGIAN WWI / WW2 INFANTRY HELMETBrodie/Doughboy type, possibly later in date of manufacture. The first designed by John Leopold Brodie in 1917, the underside with adjustable fittings, the side with a painted Belgium flag. The M1949 a post-war Belgian-made copy of the British Mark II helmet. The shell was identical to the British original, except that the liner fixing screw on the crown sat in an indentation. (Cond: surface abrasions, possibly repainted, copy)
• A silvered metal helmet plate of
  A silvered metal helmet plate of The Carabiniers a gilt brass helmet plate of the same regiment a small badge and two star pattern helmet plates No. 3 and 6 contained in mahogany framed display box