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Antique Pith Helmet

African Chief’s gilt Crown and Sceptre in the form of a Pith helmet and pipe
African Chief’s gilt Crown and Sceptre in the form of a Pith helmet and pipe

African Chief’s gilt Crown and Sceptre in the form of a Pith helmet and pipe

Located in Amsterdam, NL

A splendid Bouelé Chief’s gilt-wood crown and sceptre in the form of a Pith helmet and pipe Ivory

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Early 1900s Ivorian Antique Pith Helmet

Materials

Giltwood

Rare, Large, 18th Century Angel Candlesticks
Rare, Large, 18th Century Angel Candlesticks

Rare, Large, 18th Century Angel Candlesticks

$29,500 / set

H 30 in W 14.5 in D 10 in

Rare, Large, 18th Century Angel Candlesticks

Located in Los Angeles, CA

featuring glass eyes, pith helmets and multi-colored wings.

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18th Century European Antique Pith Helmet

Materials

Glass, Wood

Traditional Ashanti African Chief’s velvet and gilt-wood Leopard crown on stand
Traditional Ashanti African Chief’s velvet and gilt-wood Leopard crown on stand

Traditional Ashanti African Chief’s velvet and gilt-wood Leopard crown on stand

Located in Amsterdam, NL

flaunted with a traditional crown, clearly thought the ‘fashionable’ Pith helmet of a European colonialist

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Early 20th Century Ghanaian Antique Pith Helmet

Materials

Velvet, Giltwood

Ashanti African Chief’s ceremonial gold and gilt-metal crown and sash on stand
Ashanti African Chief’s ceremonial gold and gilt-metal crown and sash on stand

Ashanti African Chief’s ceremonial gold and gilt-metal crown and sash on stand

Located in Amsterdam, NL

chief, who before flaunted with a traditional crown, clearly thought the ‘fashionable’ Pith helmet of a

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Early 20th Century Ghanaian Art Nouveau Antique Pith Helmet

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Metallic Thread

Antique 19th c Woodblock Print by Mizuno Toshikata - Sino Japan Battle_of_Son.
Antique 19th c Woodblock Print by Mizuno Toshikata - Sino Japan Battle_of_Son.

Antique 19th c Woodblock Print by Mizuno Toshikata - Sino Japan Battle_of_Son.

$1,267Sale Price|20% Off

H 14.77 in W 27.96 in D 0.08 in

Antique 19th c Woodblock Print by Mizuno Toshikata - Sino Japan Battle_of_Son.

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

, wearing a white pith helmet and a black jacket, and Kinsen, wearing a flat-brimmed straw hat and a white

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19th Century Chinese Meiji Antique Pith Helmet

Materials

Bronze

Pair of hunting oil painting scenes with wild boar
Pair of hunting oil painting scenes with wild boar

Pair of hunting oil painting scenes with wild boar

Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire

of the figures wear military uniforms with Wolseley pattern pith helmets. The distinctive sun helmets

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Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Pith Helmet

Materials

Oil, Panel

Antique English Victorian Ode-to-Empire Pith Helmet Cigar Lighter, 1900
Antique English Victorian Ode-to-Empire Pith Helmet Cigar Lighter, 1900

Antique English Victorian Ode-to-Empire Pith Helmet Cigar Lighter, 1900

By Samuel Walton Smith & Co.

Located in New York, NY

form of pith helmet; spike flue between tools with Classical bust handles. An ode to empire that evokes

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Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Pith Helmet

Materials

Sterling Silver

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Workers Protective Helmet, German Automotive Factory
Workers Protective Helmet, German Automotive Factory

Workers Protective Helmet, German Automotive Factory

Located in Peekskill, NY

factory. This Pith helmet style head piece and shroud has a well worn patina that really shows the years

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Early 20th Century German Industrial Antique Pith Helmet

Asian Folding Table with Brass Tray and Carved Wood, circa 1890
Asian Folding Table with Brass Tray and Carved Wood, circa 1890

Asian Folding Table with Brass Tray and Carved Wood, circa 1890

Located in VÉZELAY, FR

pith helmet and his clothes, surely an officer), dragon, bats, flowers and symbols. Chinoiserie

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1890s Asian Chinese Export Antique Pith Helmet

Materials

Brass

Original Antique Recruitment Poster See The World by Joining the Army Gibraltar
Original Antique Recruitment Poster See The World by Joining the Army Gibraltar

Original Antique Recruitment Poster See The World by Joining the Army Gibraltar

By Lionel Edwards

Located in London, GB

soldiers standing on the deck of a ship wearing pith helmets and looking towards a warship in front of the

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1910s British Antique Pith Helmet

Materials

Paper

Pith Helmet in the Original Tole Box
Pith Helmet in the Original Tole Box

Pith Helmet in the Original Tole Box

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H 14 in W 16 in D 12 in

Pith Helmet in the Original Tole Box

Located in Palm Beach, FL

English pith helmet and painted copper box with all the historical romance you could wish for

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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Pith Helmet

Materials

Metal

Polo Or Pith Helmet By Gieves Of London
Polo Or Pith Helmet By Gieves Of London

Polo Or Pith Helmet By Gieves Of London

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H 7.49 in W 11.03 in D 14.97 in

Polo Or Pith Helmet By Gieves Of London

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Gieves Royal Navy Officer's Tropical Helmet, Pith Helmet, Solar Topee. A good Gieves Ltd. 'Wolseley

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Early 20th Century British Antique Pith Helmet

Materials

Canvas, Cork

1930s German Factory Worker Suede Protective Head Gear
1930s German Factory Worker Suede Protective Head Gear

1930s German Factory Worker Suede Protective Head Gear

Located in Peekskill, NY

window with aluminum frame. The top is modeled after Pith Helmet with the whole device covered in suede

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Early 20th Century German Industrial Antique Pith Helmet

Materials

Leather

Rare 19th century Pith or Tropical Officers Helmet
Rare 19th century Pith or Tropical Officers Helmet

Rare 19th century Pith or Tropical Officers Helmet

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H 8.67 in W 8.67 in D 11.82 in

Rare 19th century Pith or Tropical Officers Helmet

Located in Haarlem, NL

This cork and canvas officer helmet is a tropical sunhelmet with an imperial cockade on the front

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Late 19th Century French Antique Pith Helmet

Materials

Leather, Canvas, Cork

Auguste Moreau “Charmeur” Patinated Metal Sculpture Lamp
Auguste Moreau “Charmeur” Patinated Metal Sculpture Lamp

Auguste Moreau “Charmeur” Patinated Metal Sculpture Lamp

By Auguste Moreau

Located in Guaynabo, PR

between his feet. The lamp has a Tiffany stained glass like shade shaped as a pith or sun helmet. This

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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Pith Helmet

Materials

Metal

Folk Art Colonial Carving
Folk Art Colonial Carving

Folk Art Colonial Carving

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H 21 in D 6 in

Folk Art Colonial Carving

Located in Hudson, NY

Wood carving of an colonial African wearing a pith helmet

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Early 20th Century African Folk Art Antique Pith Helmet

British Colonial Mercury Glass Lamp
British Colonial Mercury Glass Lamp

British Colonial Mercury Glass Lamp

Located in Charlottesville, VA

large woven Indian snake basket. Complete with matching pith helmet finial. New black paper, silver

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Early 20th Century English British Colonial Antique Pith Helmet

Materials

Glass

Oil on Canvas by Frederic Remington titled "The Caravan"
Oil on Canvas by Frederic Remington titled "The Caravan"

Oil on Canvas by Frederic Remington titled "The Caravan"

By Frederic Remington

Located in New Orleans, LA

, wearing his pith helmet with a lady in a hat and the second cart in the the forefront, has an African

Category

19th Century American Antique Pith Helmet

Materials

Canvas

Original Pith Helmet from the Belgian Congo, circa 1940
Original Pith Helmet from the Belgian Congo, circa 1940

Original Pith Helmet from the Belgian Congo, circa 1940

Located in Antwerp, BE

Wolseley model pith helmet used in the Belgian Congo in the 1940s. The Wolseley model was adopted

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Early 20th Century Belgian Antique Pith Helmet

Two Original Pith Helmets from the Belgian Congo, circa 1940
Two Original Pith Helmets from the Belgian Congo, circa 1940

Two Original Pith Helmets from the Belgian Congo, circa 1940

Located in Antwerp, BE

These two Wolseley model pith helmets were used in the Belgian Congo in the 1940s. The Wolseley

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Early 20th Century Belgian Antique Pith Helmet

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Pair of Victorian Cabinets with Taxidermy Quetzal by Henry Ward
Pair of Victorian Cabinets with Taxidermy Quetzal by Henry Ward

Pair of Victorian Cabinets with Taxidermy Quetzal by Henry Ward

$70,298 / set

H 32.68 in W 24.02 in D 7.09 in

Pair of Victorian Cabinets with Taxidermy Quetzal by Henry Ward

By Henry Ward

Located in Amsterdam, NL

A pair of extremely rare Victorian display cabinets with taxidermy resplendent quetzal (PHAROMACHRUS MOCINNO), cotinga and hummingbirds, attributed to Henry Ward (1812-1878) Engla...

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Early 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Pith Helmet

Materials

Other

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

$232,342Sale Price|33% Off

H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in

Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward

By Henry Ward

Located in Amsterdam, NL

England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...

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Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Pith Helmet

Materials

Other

A pair of branches of Mediterranean red coral (Corallium Rubrum), Sicily 1790
A pair of branches of Mediterranean red coral (Corallium Rubrum), Sicily 1790

A pair of branches of Mediterranean red coral (Corallium Rubrum), Sicily 1790

Located in Milan, IT

Pair of large branches of Mediterranean red coral (Corallium Rubrum). Gilt bronze bases with phytomorphic calyx stem. Connection with an oval element in Lapis Lazuli and two spirals ...

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1790s Italian Antique Pith Helmet

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Bronze

A large taxidermy Southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius)
A large taxidermy Southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius)

A large taxidermy Southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius)

$23,234

H 55.52 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in

A large taxidermy Southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius)

Located in Amsterdam, NL

The Netherlands, 21st century, died of natural cause in a European zoo H. 141 cm Endemic to North-east Australia and Papua-Guinea, the Cassowary is regarded as the most dangerous b...

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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Antique Pith Helmet

Materials

Animal Skin

A pair of Spanish-colonial Viceregal mother-of-pearl inlaid bureau-cabinets
A pair of Spanish-colonial Viceregal mother-of-pearl inlaid bureau-cabinets

A pair of Spanish-colonial Viceregal mother-of-pearl inlaid bureau-cabinets

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Viceroyalty of Peru, Lima, 18th century, circa 1720-1760 Each with a moulded giltwood cornice and on a foliate carved giltwood base, possibly later and English. The cabinets, with s...

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18th Century Peruvian Spanish Colonial Antique Pith Helmet

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Teak

Rare Gold Ashanti Royal Bracelet from Jacaranda Tribal
Rare Gold Ashanti Royal Bracelet from Jacaranda Tribal

Rare Gold Ashanti Royal Bracelet from Jacaranda Tribal

Located in New York, NY

This magnificent gold bracelet was made for Ashanti royalty. The Ashanti Kingdom's wealth was significantly based on gold-mining and trading in gold, as well as agriculture. The ki...

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Early 20th Century Ghanaian Antique Pith Helmet

Materials

Gold

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Questions About Antique Pith Helmet
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A pith helmet, also known as a safari helmet or sun helmet, is a cloth-covered helmet made out of cork. They are recognizable for their rounded design, which allows air to circulate and cool the wearer’s head. Shop a collection of pith helmets from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    No, sadly pith helmets are not bulletproof. Its main purpose was to keep the sun and rain off the wearer’s head, and because of its design, kept the wearer cool in the heat. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of pith helmets from some of the top sellers around the world.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Whether or not pith helmets are cool is largely a matter of personal opinion. However, a major selling point of the pith helmet is that it promotes airflow to help regulate body temperature. You'll find a collection of vintage and antique helmets on 1stDibs.