Antique French Sapeurs Pompiers Brass Fire Helmet Casque Pompier 19thC 12"H LS#099 Kasuri The "fish eye" un-glazed area

The "fish eye" un-glazed area on the bottom was a unique kiln footing design found on late Edo to early Meiji era pottery

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

This is a Japanese antique late Edo Era (1850) Japanese suzuribako

To make a wish you paint in one eye

and Edo artistry

Antique French Sapeurs Pompiers Brass Fire Helmet Casque Pompier 19thC 12"H LS#099 Kasuri The "fish eye" un-glazed areaAntique 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