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Lot

№ 1084

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18 September 2009

Hammer Price:
£85

Royal Artillery Badges. A very scarce large heavy cast gilt shabraque badge showing the double wheeled cannon on ground; a smaller gilt metal pouch badge lacking the outer wheel; the crowned Royal Arms part mount from the last pattern shoulder belt plate 1837-52; Artillery Volunteers, a pair of plated undress pouch badges both with double wheels; an other ranks busby plume holder, the white metal fused grenade with cannon and laurel design to the ball, complete with white horse hair plume; Rifle Volunteers, an other ranks white metal pouch belt plate being a QVC over laurels and enclosing a strung bugle horn (two screw fasteners); a part plated waist belt plate featuring a central KC over a portcullis set within a cursive border of oak sprays; a Victorian cast silver mount from a flap pouch or waist belt plate; a ladies ‘gala’ style two-part silver-gilt waist belt clasp in the form of rose heads and leaves (marked Sterling), good overall condition (10) £80-120