SPANISH COLONIAL CHASED SILVER AND PARCEL-GILT HELMET
18th c., prob. Mexican, unmarked
adorned a statue of an archangel; elaborate overall chased floral and scrolling decoration the underside with three attached gold flower heads visible when viewers looked up; 10.5"w; 12.8 troy oz., 400 gr.
Ex. Christies, May 16, 1995, lot 141
For a similar Mexican example see Plateria Novohispana - Musuo Nacional del Virreinato - Tepotzolan, p.73
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500
Realized: $700 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 81 : SPANISH COLONIAL CHASED SILVER AND PARCEL-GILT HELMET
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