an old leather hat with a rope on top of it
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68 - JEAN MERMOZ COLONIAL-STYLE HELMET, CIRCA 1930
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Estimate €200 - €300
Description
JEAN MERMOZ COLONIAL-STYLE HELMET, CIRCA 1930 Made of cork covered with beige canvas, with a reinforcing band of coated canvas imitating leather. The lining is of red canvas, the headband is of coated canvas, and the leather chin straps bear the markings of ‘L. CONTIVAL DAKAR’. Dented on the top; the crown rivet is missing A Jean Mermoz colonial-style helmet, c. 1930 Provenance: - Jean Mermoz (1901–1936); - Gabrielle Gillet-Mermoz (1880–1955); - Passed down through the family
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Auction time 11/03/2026 at 11:00 AM
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