"Bodyguard Helmet Of The King's Military House, First Model, 1814, Restoration."
BODYGUARD HELMET FROM THE KING'S MILITARY HOUSE, first model, 1814, Restoration. Helmet of the King's bodyguard, first model, black leather bomb, silvered copper ornaments, crest decorated with feathers, headband stamped with: "L" interlaced, surmounted by the royal crown, below, the motto: "NEC PLURIBUS IMPAR "Louis XIV took as his motto: Nec pluribus impar," À no other pareil! "; he believed himself to be the greatest of kings, the first of men and perhaps more than a man. Motto used on this tortoise shell helmet; black horsehair caterpillar; Interior used condition, missing 5 scales on a chin strap. Bodyguard plume part Early Restoration period, 1814/1820. Fairly good condition 
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