Helmet and Bazuband - Lot 73

Helmet and Bazuband Qajar Iran, 19th century In chased, openwork and gold damascened steel, the helmet decorated with rural scenes with seated figures, a band of inscriptions in pseudo-Kufic characters around the base, with camail; the bazuband decorated with Persian inscriptions on an openwork background, traces of corrosion on the surface, slightly degraded gold decoration. Dim.: 38 cm (bazuband); 27 cm (helmet, height, without camail) Provenance: collection of H.R.H. Prince Osman Ibrahim of Egypt (1951-2025), son of HRH Amr Ibrahim of Egypt and HRH Princess Nejla Hibetullah Sultan (Necla Osmanoğlu) of Turkey, granddaughter of the last Caliph Abdulmejid II and Sultan Mehmed VI.