Auction Catalogue

27 & 28 June 2012

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 678

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28 June 2012

Estimate: £100–£150

Framed 1st Battalion Prince Albert’s (Somerset Light Infantry) Decorative Silk and Embroidered Crossed Colours and Regimental Badges, (61.5 x 63.5 cm). A fine quality depiction showing the King’s and Regimental crossed Colours with battle honours to Afghanistan 1919, the silks and multi coloured embroidery are enhanced in the case of the Regimental Colour with a gold wire fringe, similar decoration to the centre of both Colours and the Imperial crowns further decorated with seed pearls, above the Colours the Regimental badge as it was prior to 1881 and below the Colours the crown, a Sphinx/Egypt, XIII and a scroll ‘The Somerset L.I.’. The badges are mounted on a brown baize backing, this with a few points of wear, otherwise very fine condition £100-150