Auction Catalogue

14 December 2011

Starting at 12:00 PM

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Militaria including the Collection of the late RE Handley

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 277

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14 December 2011

Hammer Price:
£100

A Sealed Pattern Tricorne Hat for Sergeant Major and RQMS In Pensioners Royal Hospital Chelsea. A most interesting example constructed from fur trimmed buckram and supplied by F. Jacobson Army Contractor, 11 St. Martins Court, WC, complete with leather sweat band and crimson silk lining, two seals and documented label, together with a card bearing information obtained by the late owner. It is Sealed Pattern No. 2763 and it is dated inside the sweat band 1890, some of the fur trim now worn away but otherwise in good condition for age £200-300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Militaria Formed by The Late R.E. Handley.

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