Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

92nd (Highland) Regiment of Foot Officers’ or Sergeants’ Mess Dessert Plate. An extremely rare example (22.5 cms) of rococo outline decorated overall in grey/brown monochrome, the rim decorated with ornate thistle sprays, the Star and Badge of the Order of the Thistle, the central reserve decorated with thistle and other floral decoration, in the centre regimental insignia featuring a multi-rayed incised star bearing crowned thistle sprays ‘92’ and the ‘Sphinx/Egypt’. The reverse marked with a crowned Union spray enclosing ‘Copeland and Garrett’ c. 1833 - 47, one three line crack and a small blemish to the front outer rim; 92nd (Highland) Regiment Sergeants’ Mess Dessert Plate. A very early and rare example (20.2 cms) of circular outline, the rim decorated with two narrow vermilion lines, the central reserve features simple regimental insignia in the same colour being a plain circular strap enclosing St. Edward’s crown over a double thistle spray and ‘92.Regt’. The reverse unmarked, c. 1798 - 1820, one severe crack to the outer rim area and one chip elsewhere on the reverse (2) £200-300