Antique French Sapeurs Pompiers Brass Fire Helmet Casque Pompier 19thC 12"H LS#099 Kasuri and Edo artistry

and Edo artistry

This is a 6" x 10" giclée reproduction print of a Japanese Meiji era ukiyo-e (woodblock print)

and print designer and a contributor to the Miyakoshinbun newspaper

This is a vintage Chinese hexagonal green enameled jar

The fabric showcases a central crest and arabesque design all rendered in beautiful indigo hues

Antique French Sapeurs Pompiers Brass Fire Helmet Casque Pompier 19thC 12"H LS#099 Kasuri and Edo artistryAntique French communal fire brigade helmet (casque de sapeurs pompiers) all brass construction with engraved front plate, chain chin scales, and high cimier comb Antique French, mid to late 19th century Napoleon Bonaparte reordered the various firefighting organisations in Paris into a unit of the French Army called the Sapeurs pompiers, who wore a brass helmet with a high central crest similar to that worn by dragoon cavalry, with a frontal plate on