Circa 1560 A.D. An armet with rounded one-piece skull raising to a roped medialb, visor, prow shaped upper bevor and bevor attached bymon pivots, each secured at the right side by a spring-catch, the visor with stepped centrally divided visor-slit and two gorget-plates. Cf. Mauro, M., Armeria della Rocca, mostra di armi antiche, Ancona, 1989, no.1, for similar.2 kg, 31 cm high (12 1/4 in.). Acquired on the European art market. The Kusmirek Collection, UK.Apanied by a copy of an invoice. Apanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is apanied by search certificate number no.11767-203981. The term armet is generally used to denote a visored helmet of particular construction, one in which large cheekpieces are hinged to the base of the bowl just above the ears and close in front of the chin. From about 1515 A.D., the Germans produced a variant armet where the downward extension of the skull was made much wider, reaching as far forward as the ears. The cheekpieces on this type of helmet opened sideways, on vertical hinges on the edges of this wider neck element. [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions .]