Pith Helmet
Vintage Campaign Anglo Indian Wicker Pith Helmet
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Transporting British Colonial Anglo Indian pith helmet or hat ambitiously handcrafted in woven reed
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian British Colonial Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Wicker, Reed
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
Category
Early 20th Century British Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
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
Category
Antique Early 1900s Ivorian Tribal Art
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.
Category
Antique 18th Century European Candlesticks
Materials
Glass, Wood
Cosmopolitan Story Illustration
By Dean Cornwell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed
Woman with suitor/explorers wearing pith helmets
Category
1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Cosmopolitan Story Illustration
By Dean Cornwell
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Lower Right of Right Canvas
Woman with suitor/explorers wearing pith helmets
Publication
Category
1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original Vintage WWII Propaganda Poster British Commonwealth Of Nations Together
Located in London, GB
West African soldier in a slouch hat, a British soldier in a pith helmet, an Indian soldier wearing a
Category
Vintage 1940s British Posters
Materials
Paper
H 40.16 in W 60.24 in D 0.04 in
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
Category
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Antiquities
Materials
Velvet, Giltwood
Original Vintage Advertising Poster Orient Calls Tourist Conference Satomi Asia
Located in London, GB
kimono, a figure in a bamboo hat, a lady carrying water jug on her head and a person in a pith helmet
Category
Vintage 1930s Japanese Art Deco Posters
Materials
Paper
H 39.57 in W 25.2 in D 0.04 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
Category
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Art Nouveau Tribal Art
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
Category
Early 20th Century South Sudanese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Yellow White Three-Tiered Contemporary Cake Stand by Nick Weddell Stoneware clay
By Nick Weddell
Located in Barcelona, ES
new profession is a cryptozoologist of clay. He doffs his tan pith helmet, hikes up his dungarees
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Platters and Serveware
Materials
Stoneware
H 20.87 in W 11.03 in D 11.03 in
Contemporary Fruit Bowl by Nick Weddell Purple, Pink, Yellow Stoneware Clay 2022
By Nick Weddell
Located in Barcelona, ES
tan pith helmet, hikes up his dungarees, laces his boots, eager to catalog the mutations of his own
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Serving Bowls
Materials
Stoneware
H 13.78 in W 19.3 in D 13.78 in
Nick Weddell Stool Model “Snuffles” Contemporary Red Pink Stool Stoneware Clay
By Nick Weddell
Located in Barcelona, ES
his tan pith helmet, hikes up his dungarees, laces his boots, eager to catalog the mutations of his
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Stools
Materials
Stoneware
H 20.87 in W 14.97 in D 17.72 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
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Meiji Paintings and Screens
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
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
H 17 in W 20 in D 2.75 in
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Original Vintage WWII Propaganda Poster British Commonwealth Of Nations Together
Located in London, GB
West African soldier in a slouch hat, a British soldier in a pith helmet, an Indian soldier wearing a
Category
1940s More Prints
Materials
Paper
Vintage Pith Helmet
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Dashing iconic pith helmet with breather holes, adjustable leather headband, and a vintage Palm
Category
20th Century American British Colonial Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Leather
Solar Topee Pith Helmet
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Pith Helmet, Solar toupie feet.
A good shaped white solar toupie feet (also known as a pith helmet
Category
Vintage 1950s British More Furniture and Collectibles
Anglo-Indian Rattan and Wicker Pith Helmet
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and unusual vintage Anglo-Indian pith helmet with decorative appeal crafted in rattan and
Category
20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Wicker, Rattan
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Jeff in Pith Helmet
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas
Signed in red, u.l.
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
“Bruce Sargeant is a mythic figure in the modern art movement. He embodies a world ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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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
Category
Early 20th Century German Industrial Tribal Art
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
Category
Antique 1890s Asian Chinese Export Tray Tables
Materials
Brass
Billie Ross of the Palm Beaches Nautical Straw Hat, 1960's
Located in Atlanta, GA
silhouette with pith helmet style details including a finial and ribs at the crown. Pair it with your
Category
1960s Mexican Hats
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
Vintage 1910s British Posters
Materials
Paper
H 30.12 in W 20.08 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Poster Together Commonwealth Forces WWII Military Army Soldiers
Located in London, GB
hat, a British soldier in pith helmet, an Indian soldier wearing a turban, a Royal Canadian Air Force
Category
Vintage 1940s British Posters
Materials
Paper
H 29.93 in W 20.08 in D 0.04 in
Clayton Bailey 2 Rare Earthenware Funk Art Sculpture, 1960s
By Clayton Bailey
Located in Miami, FL
skull and a Bigfoot skeleton.[1] Dressed in a lab coat and pith helmet,[2] Bailey as Dr. Gladstone
Category
Vintage 1960s American Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Pith Helmet, Solar Topee
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Pith Helmet, Solar Topee.
A good white solar topee (also known as a pith helmet, safari
Category
Mid-20th Century English More Furniture and Collectibles
Hermes Pith Helmet, 1960s
By Hermès
Located in Toronto, Ontario
A rare and unusual piece of Hermes history, the pith helmet, also know as a sun helmet, was
Category
1960s French Hats
Vintage Safari Pith Helmet
Located in Palm Beach, FL
. Beginning its mysterious history in Miami imported for David bergere, this style of Pith helmet is called
Category
20th Century American Campaign Collectibles and Curiosities
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 Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
1970s Lynx Fur Hat in "Pith Helmet" Shape w Tufted Brim
Located in Gresham, OR
1970s Lynx fur hat in a pith helmet shape with tufted brim. Jersey lined with a grosgrain band.
Category
1970s American Hats
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
Category
Early 20th Century German Industrial Scientific Instruments
Materials
Leather
Gucci Leather Hat
By Gucci
Located in Chicago, IL
between a bucket hat and a pith helmet. I bought this hat in an original Gucci box with a date stamp of
Category
1970s Italian Hats
Madame Paulette Haute Couture Lattice Woven Straw Hat
By Madame Paulette
Located in New York, NY
Madame Paulette Haute Couture natural lattice weave straw hat. Styled as a modified pith helmet
Category
1950s French Hats
Yves Saint Laurent Straw Hat With Silk Chiffon Bow, 1960's
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in Atlanta, GA
conjures images of safari pith helmets ... all with an ultra stylish ladylike chic. The inner rim is lined
Category
1960s French Hats
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Canvas, Cork, Leather
Three Men with Rifles (Contemporary Oil Painting of Three Hunters in Landscape)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
blue sky. All three figures are dressed in khaki hunting outfits and one is wearing a pith helmet
Category
20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Metal
Man in Pith Helmet Portrait
Located in Seattle, WA
Simple, close-up portrait of a man wearing a pith helmet with a cloth drape at the back. In soft
Category
20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Board
Folk Art Colonial Carving
Located in Hudson, NY
Wood carving of an colonial African wearing a pith helmet
Category
Early 20th Century African Folk Art Sculptures
British Colonial Mercury Glass Lamp
Located in Charlottesville, VA
large woven Indian snake basket. Complete with matching pith helmet finial. New black paper, silver
Category
Early 20th Century English British Colonial Table Lamps
Materials
Glass
Original Vintage Poster Together Commonwealth Forces WWII Military Army Soldiers
Located in London, GB
hat, a British soldier in pith helmet, an Indian soldier wearing a turban, a Royal Canadian Air Force
Category
1940s More Prints
Materials
Paper
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 More Prints
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
Antique 19th Century American Paintings
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
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Collectibles and Curiosities
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
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Collectibles and Curiosities
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By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
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On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy
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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...
Category
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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...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Neoclassical Vases
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
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...
Category
Antique Early 18th Century French Baroque Western European Rugs
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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.
Category
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By Sinke & Van Tongeren
Located in Haarlem, NL
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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...
Category
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Portrait of Anne, Lady Russell, later Countess of Bedford
By Anthony van Dyck
Located in London, GB
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Category
17th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
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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.
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Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Figurative Sculptures
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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...
Category
Antique 18th Century Peruvian Spanish Colonial Cabinets
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Mother-of-Pearl, Teak
H 83.86 in W 45.28 in D 83.86 in
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Pith Helmet For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal pith helmet for your home. Frequently made of animal skin, leather and canvas, every pith helmet was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer pith helmet, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A pith helmet, designed in the style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one pith helmet that is appealing in its simplicity, but Mark Beard and Hermès produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Pith Helmet?
Prices for a pith helmet start at $178 and top out at $4,200 with the average selling for $950.
Questions About Pith Helmet
- 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.
- 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.