Antique Pith Helmet
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
Rare, Large, 18th Century Angel Candlesticks
Located in Newport Beach, 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
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
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H 15.75 in Dm 6.7 in
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
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H 43.31 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Fine Early 20th Century Bongo Ancestral Post
Located in London, GB
depicted wearing a colonial-era pith helmet.
The Bongo are one of several closely affiliated groups (Bongo
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Early 20th Century South Sudanese Tribal Antique Pith Helmet
Materials
Wood
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Antique Tin for Pasta Toselli, Italy, Belgium
Located in Antwerp, BE
Cute looking large tin for Italian Pasta Toselli.
This grocery tin, storage tin has a Lithographic design:
a cheeky laughing girl holding a pack of pasta and next to her a sitting do...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Art Deco Antique Pith Helmet
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Tin
Virgin and Child
Located in Wien, Wien
OUTSTANDING MADONNA
Bavaria
Around 1515/20
Lime wood carved
Original, polychrome version
Height 60 cm
This masterfully carved, full-round Madonna was created around 1515-20 in...
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16th Century Medieval Antique Pith Helmet
Materials
Wood
Ashanti Mother and Child Maternity Figure Carved by Osei Bonsu, Ghana
By Osei Bonsu
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Ashanti maternity figure by the master carver Osei Bonsu. The mother figure is seated on a simple backless chair. An infant lays calmly in her lap, one arm reaching towards a ...
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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Antique Pith Helmet
Materials
Wood
Pair of Tang Dynasty Painted Pottery Soldiers
Located in Austin, TX
A well modelled pair of Tang dynasty painted pottery soldiers.
The warriors portrayed standing, dressed in form fitting, elaborate layered Armor with fitted helmets. The breastplate...
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Pith Helmet
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Pottery
Extensive Assembled Meissen Blue and White Bird Model Dinner Service, circa 1890
Located in New York, NY
Each piece painted in underglaze-blue and heightened in gilding with an exotic bird perched upon peony branches, comprising: an oval soup tureen, cover and two stands, an 18" oval pl...
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1890s German Antique Pith Helmet
Materials
Porcelain
1918 Antique Hammond Folding Portable Typewriter
Located in San Carlos, CA
For sale we have a beautiful antique typewriter. This 1918 Antique Hammond Folding typewriter is a great relic from the early 20the century that will add cool industrial detail to yo...
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1910s American Industrial Antique Pith Helmet
Materials
Metal
Bed King Tester 4 Poster Oak RenaissanceStyle Carved Adam Eve Armorials Tapestry
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A vintage king size oak tester or four poster bed in the Renaissance style. Hand carved with Adam & Eve carvings in the headboard, figurative sculptures in the bedposts, three carve...
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1950s English Renaissance Antique Pith Helmet
Materials
Oak
H 88.98 in W 70.87 in D 94.89 in
St. Vincent Ferrer Preaching to the People of Salamanca
Located in New York, NY
Provenance:
Private Collection, New Jersey
The present painting depicts Saint Vincent Ferrer preaching from a raised pulpit to a group of seven people seated below him. The saint ...
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15th Century and Earlier Renaissance Antique Pith Helmet
Materials
Wood Panel, Oil
African Helmet Mask 'Gelede' from Yoruba Nigeria
Located in San Francisco, CA
Blacked wood helmet mask (Gelede), large human head surmounted by a dog eating a snake which curves around the head. No perforation for attachment to costume from Yoruba, Nigeria. Pu...
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20th Century Nigerian Tribal Antique Pith Helmet
Materials
Wood
Portrait of Lady Caroline Price
By George Romney
Located in Miami, FL
DESCRIPTION: Perhaps the best Romney in private hands. If Vogue Magazine existed in the late 18th century, this image of Lady Caroline Price would be on one of its covers. The e...
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1970s Old Masters Antique Pith Helmet
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Huge African Watusi Warrior Sculpture by Leopold Anzengruber, Vienna 1950s
By Leopold Anzengruber
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful and decorative sculpture figurine, displaying an African Watusi Warrior with shield and brass spear. Designed and executed in the 1950s by Leopold Anzengruber, Vienna. Ma...
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Antique Pith Helmet
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
19th Century Chinese Chippendale Pagoda Cabinet
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Houston, TX
A stunning and rare 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale pagoda cabinets. This highly stylized hand carved mahogany cabinets features, glass shelving, pagoda gabled roofs, classi...
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19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Antique Pith Helmet
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Glass, Mahogany
West African Lobi People "Bateba Ti Bala" Fertility Figure in Carved Wood
Located in Miami, FL
From the West African country of Bukina Faso this Lobi People "Bateba Ti Bala" fertility Figure in carved wood would typically be placed in the ‘thilda’, a shrine or small room withi...
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Early 20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Antique Pith Helmet
Materials
Wood
Antique Fully Restored & Functional Horse-Pull Spring Buggy
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Fully Restored & Functional Horse-Pull Spring Buggy
This horse drawn buggy would would be perfect for themed party decor, for artistic set, or for a specialized collector.
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Early 20th Century American American Empire Antique Pith Helmet
Materials
Metal
Musical Snuff Box Playing 2 Tunes with historical decor to the lid
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Snuffbox with music made in Switzerland in the first half of the 19th century.
This rare snuffbox plays 2 melodies, on a sectional comb. The comb is thus composed of several section...
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1840s Swiss Early Victorian Antique Pith Helmet
Materials
Silver, Iron, Cut Steel, Steel, Bronze
20th Century Central African Ceremonial Tribal Bakuba Mask Helmet Bushongo 24"
Located in Dayton, OH
The Kuba Kingdom, also known as the Kingdom of the Bakuba or Bushongo, is a traditional kingdom in Central Africa. The Kuba Kingdom flourished between the 17th and 19th centuries in ...
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20th Century African Antique Pith Helmet
Materials
Hardwood, Paint, Feathers
H 24 in W 24 in D 8 in
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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
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
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
H 30.12 in W 20.08 in D 0.04 in
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
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
Canvas, Cork, Leather
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
Original Antique Recruitment Poster See The World By Joining The Army Gibraltar
By Lionel Edwards
Located in London, GB
three soldiers standing on the deck of a ship wearing pith helmets and looking towards a warship in
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1910s Antique Pith Helmet
Materials
Paper
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
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"
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
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19th Century American Antique Pith Helmet
Materials
Canvas
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
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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Questions About Antique Pith Helmet
- What is a pith helmet?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A 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.
- Are pith helmets bulletproof?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022No, 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.
- Are pith helmets cool?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Whether 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.
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