Helmet in the form of a stylish hat, France, 17th century
from Czerny's International Auction House
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Bit addicted to drawing their helmets…
Im actually pretty proud of this one OML
(New header unlocked Ig)
Also last drawing of the year! Bit early happy new year peeps.
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830P Push Around Mast Lift / seeulater
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alfaromeostake A special design for a great initiative. ♥️
@.valtteribottas will auction off his special-edition, race-worn 2023 #AustralianGP helmet to raise funds for @.savethechildrensuisse, the team's official charity partner.
Known for displaying unique helmet designs on track, the Finn teamed up with contemporary Aboriginal artist, Ricky Kildea, to realize two one-off helmets ahead of the Melbourne race, as a way to pay tribute to Australia's Indigenous communities.
A highly dedicated and passionate Aboriginal consultant, Ricky Kildea is committed to address the disadvantages experienced by Indigenous communities, improve pathways to employment and make a real difference within the local Aboriginal community.
As an artist, Ricky links his cultural identity with his passion for sport to create unique artworks, mainly on Australian Rules footballs but, in this case, #F1 helmets.
After the race weekend, one of Valtteri's special helmets will be auctioned on the @.f1authentics platform, with all proceeds donated to two projects benefitting the local Indigenous community.
The Mooroopna Kinder Project, which is accessed by families who otherwise would struggle to afford to put their children in kindergarten, suffered damage caused by severe flooding in 2022.
Save the Children will use the proceeds raised by the auction to cover the costs of repairs, as well as buying new equipment to restore the kindergarten as an environment where children can thrive.
Artist Ricky Kildea chose the second project to benefit from the funding: Koorie Academy Basketball, a not-for-profit organisation supporting Aboriginal children who face obstacles when it comes to inclusion in sports.
The proceedings will go towards hosting a basketball clinic and a cultural workshop in Geelong for Aboriginal youth.
The auction of Valtteri Bottas' race-worn will run on f1authentics.com between March 28 and April 11, 2023, with Valtteri personally handing over the prized item to the successful bidder.
Fans and collectors alike will be able to place bids for the chance to own a unique piece of memorabilia, while helping raise funds for important causes.
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Fighting while looking Fabulous --- The War Hats of the 17th Century.
Say you're living in 17th century Europe, perhaps England in the midst of the English Civil War. You're a participant in the war but you're not just any ordinary soldier. No, you are a gentleman and perhaps a noble. Therefore you can't just wear any ordinary helmet on your noggin.
As a gentleman of noble birth you want to go into deadly combat looking fabulous, and you're not gonna just wear a pikeman's pot like those grass eating lower class infantry.
In the 17th century this was a real problem, or a least it was perceived as a real problem to upper class gentleman of the age. One certainly wanted some form of armor to protect the head, yet at the same time one wanted to wear a fine fashionable hat. Style should not have to give way to head protection. So what do?
One early solution was the secrete, which was essentially just a steel skullcap which the user could wear under a hat. However the secrete offered very little protection compared to a regular helmet.
The other option was to wear a helmet that looked like a hat. Throughout Europe in the 17th century armorers produced a number of special helmets and armored war hats that were made to look like fashionable hats commonly worn at the time.
They would commonly be blackened and often covered with cloth or felt so that they would appear to be a real hat, at least at a distance. Such war hats also would have special attachments with which the hat could be decorated with plumes of feathers, flowers, cockades, and other decorations.
While the armored war hat is mostly associated with the Royalist Cavaliers of the English Civil War, they were used all over Europe in the 17th century. They generally fell out of favor by the end of the 17th century when firearms came to completely dominate the battlefield.
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