Fine black lacquered leather body with bright gilt trim. Body in excellent form with firm stitching. Interior with white sweat leather and white silk head liner. Visors colored. No extra holes in helmet body. Exterior leather in excellent condition with only mild matte coloring to finish due to age. Soft crazing on visors. Round base with ball top for artillery units. Frontplate highly gilded. Round chin scales with Reichs and non-serrated Baden cockades. Overall extremely high quality elegant construction, possibly for a nobleman. SIZE: PROVENANCE: Robert H. Haskell, III Estate Collection, James D. Julia, Inc., sold March 2015; The Doug Buhler Collection of Rare and Spectacular German Imperial Headgear and Pickelhauben. CONDITION: Overall excellent condition with high quality gilding to metal trim. Leather body has no damage and only matte due to age. Bright gilded cockades. Interior liner shows slight tearing at closure point. Some discoloration around ear pieces from overlap of black dye, possibly due to heat. Trim all very elegant in its manufacture. 51586-35 RT (2,000-2,500)