A Mughal gold koftgari steel helmet North India, 17th/ 18th Century


of domed form, engraved with a series of petal shaped panels, the applied finial in the form of a rosebud, two plume holders, decorated in gold koftgari with inscription-filled palmettes surmounting inscription-filled partial lobed medalions around the rim, the finial with foliate motifs, blue cotton padding to interior, mail neckguard 18.5 cm. diam.
|ProvenanceJacques Desenfans (1920-1999), acquired in 1974.Bonhams, The Jacques Desenfans Collection, London, 10 April 2008, lot 161.Inscriptions: a repetition of 'God' and Qur'an, sura al-Saff (LXI), parts of verse 13.