Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Cardigan Militia Artillery Officer’s Blue Cloth Helmet, a fine quality example in blue cloth complete with all gilt metal fittings, the Victorian period helmet plate of Royal Arms pattern with a double wheel cannon, top laurel spray and bottom scroll ‘Cardigan Artillery’, complete with buff leather sweat band, retailed by ‘J.B. Johnstone, Sackville St., London’, the plate original to the helmet, together with a japanned metal carrying tin (dented), a reasonably neat repair to a moth damage on one of the rear panels otherwise very good condition (2) £500-700