Helmet and cuirass set of Belgian cuirassier... - Lot 5 - Osenat

Helmet and cuirass set of Belgian cuirassier officer. -Officer's tunic collar of the 1st Belgian Cuirassiers Regiment. -Superb helmet of senior officer. Silver plated bomb. Crest in gilded brass embossed with gadroons and oak leaves on the sides, head of Medusa and palmettes on the front. Headband in black curly fur. Marmoset with foliage decoration. Gold lion's head bosses on silver washers. Chinstraps with "8" rings lined with gold velvet and rush. Chinstrap attachments with silver thread trimmings. Black leather and silk inner headpiece. Mane in black horsehair. Black horsehair marmoset headpiece with gilded brass ring. Scarlet plume with gilded brass olive. -Belgian cuirassier officer's breastplate model 1830 In iron sheet, trimmed with brass rivets, signed " PESTILLAT A PARIS ". Shoulder straps and leather tie-rods covered with black velvet bordered with a braid of golden thread trimming (faded). Shoulder straps with lion's paw and foliage, shoulder straps with rings and tie-rods in brass lion's paws. Patent leather belt with brass buckle. Presented on bust with a pair of epaulets in silver trimmings. Buttons with a grenade with the number 1. Modern cuirass vest. A.B.E.