98th (The Prince of Wales’s Own) Regiment of Foot (2nd Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment) Officer’s Helmet Plate 1878-81.
A fine example, the standard star pattern gilt back plate with mounted laurel wreath and Garter strap, to the centre a silvered Prince of Wales’s plume and ‘XCVIII’, with a large silvered Chinese dragon mounted on garter strap, 3 loops to the rear, very good condition £400-£500