Antique Pith Helmet
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
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
H 31.5 in W 9.85 in D 11.82 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
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
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
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
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
H 14.77 in W 27.96 in D 0.08 in
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
H 17 in W 20 in D 2.75 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
Category
1910s British Antique Pith Helmet
Materials
Paper
H 30.12 in W 20.08 in D 0.04 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
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Pith Helmet
Materials
Metal
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
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
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
Category
1910s Antique Pith Helmet
Materials
Paper
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
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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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
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
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
Oil, Canvas
Tapestry Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period 1738 at the Gobelins
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Madrid, ES
Tapestry from the Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period , made in 1738 at the Gobelins
One panel from a series of Gobelins tapestries depicting the Hi...
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Early 18th Century French Baroque Antique Pith Helmet
Materials
Silk, Wool
Wedgwood Green Dip Tricolor Snake Handled Vase
By Wedgwood
Located in New Orleans, LA
Tricolor jasperware was one of Wedgwood’s most celebrated innovations, and this exquisitely rare vase is an extraordinary example of this wondrous technique. The tall neck of the gra...
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19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Pith Helmet
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
18th Century, Gilded, Bishop's Crest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Relief carved, gessoed and 22-karat gold gilded, Italian bishop's crest featuring three bees amidst foliate scrolls, drapery swags, and tassles.
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1770s Italian Antique Pith Helmet
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Portrait of Anne, Lady Russell, later Countess of Bedford
By Anthony van Dyck
Located in London, GB
A three-quarter length portrait of Anne, Lady Russell, later Countess of Bedford (1615-1684), in a blue dress. Attributed to Sir Anthony Van Dyck.
Anne Carr, Lady Russell, an estee...
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17th Century Antique Pith Helmet
Materials
Oil
Fine Taxidermy 5 Meter Nile Crocodile by Sinke & Van Tongeren
By Sinke & Van Tongeren
Located in Haarlem, NL
KING OF THE MUSEUM
Since we started, we always wanted to make a very large crocodile. Wishful thinking, we thought it was. But now we were able to do so. We were lucky we could obta...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Victorian Antique Pith Helmet
Materials
Animal Skin
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
H 83.86 in W 45.28 in D 83.86 in
Ancient Egyptian Monumental Temple Sphinxes
Located in London, GB
A pair of monumental limestone sphinxes of Pharaoh Nectanebo I, from the processional avenue of the Serapeum of Memphis, 30th Dynasty, circa 379 - 360 BC.
The sphinxes of the Serape...
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15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antique Pith Helmet
Materials
Limestone
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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.