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The Royal Regiment of Artillery Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate 1837-1849, a very fine example, the engine turned rectangular back plate with a burnished rim, gilt mounts comprise the Royal Arms of Great Britain 1837-1901, a scroll ‘Ubique’ a cannon and a further scroll, ‘Quo Fas Et Gloria Ducunt’. Standard hook and stud fasteners the original leather liner with period ink inscription, ‘Old Artillery Blt. plate changed on 19th Febry. 1849, a waist belt having been instituted, Major...
Hammer Price: £600
Grenadier Guards Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c1837-1855, a very fine example, the rectangular gilt back pate with a stippled ground, thereon a fused grenade in burnished gilt, the ball mounted with the crowned double ‘VR’ cypher, remains of the leather liner on the standard hook and stud fasteners, extremely fine £700-£900
Hammer Price: £700
4th (The King’s Own) Regiment Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate 1848-1855, a very fine example, the burnished gilt rectangular back plate with gilt and silver overlays, in gilt a crowned strap, ‘The King’s Own Regiment’ enclosing the Lion of England over ‘IV’, silver laurel sprays and similar nine battle honour scrolls. The honour ‘Nive’ replacing ‘Nivelle’ (displayed on the 1833 pattern belt plate, standard hook and stud fasteners with original leather liner, excellent...
Hammer Price: £800
9th (East Norfolk) Regiment Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c1830-1855, a very fine example, the burnished gilt rectangular back plate with a single silver mount. A seated Britannia with spear and shield holding a laurel spray, a demi-lion at her knees, all upon a plinth, ‘IX Regt.’ Standard hook and stud fasteners complete with original leather liner, excellent condition £500-£700
18th (The Royal Irish) Regiment Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c1844-1855, a superb example, the rectangular gilt back plate with a burnished edge and stippled ground, this mounted with a multi-rayed hob-nail cut silver star. Upon this in ‘dead’ gilt crowned shamrock sprays enclosing a fretted circle, ‘Virtutis Namurcensi Praemium’ in the centre on a domed ground of blue vitreous enamel the Maid & Harp over ‘XVIII’, on the shamrocks above the circle, the Sphinx/Egypt, below, a...
Hammer Price: £1,300
23rd (Royal Welch Fusiliers) Regiment Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c1840-1855, an extremely fine example, the rectangular gilt back plate with a burnished edge and stippled ground, thereon a fused grenade in burnished gilt the ball bearing a crowned circle, ‘Royal Welch Fusiliers’ enclosing the Prince of Wales’s Badge and Motto over ‘XXIII’. Standard hook and stud fasteners complete with original leather liner, slight buckling to the top corners and minute damage to the bottom...
£600–£800
29th (Worcestershire) Regiment Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c1832-1855, an extremely fine example, the burnished gilt rectangular back plate with a single gilt mount, this being the crowned Garter Proper on a ground of vitreous blue enamel, in the centre on a ground of red velvet the crowned Lion of England on a torse, statant guardant (Parkyn 246). Standard hook and stud fasteners, excellent condition £700-£900
Hammer Price: £850
33rd (1st Yorkshire, West Riding) Regiment Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c1830-1855, a very fine example, the rectangular gilt back plate with a burnished inner edge and an engine turned ground. Silver mounts comprise a crowned strap, ‘1st Yorkshire West Riding Regiment’, the strap depends into two scrolls, ‘Seringapatam’ and ‘Waterloo’. In the centre of the strap laurel sprays enclose ‘33’, standard hook and stud fasteners, very fine condition £500-£700
34th (Cumberland) Regiment Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c1830-1845, the burnished gilt rectangular back plate mounted with a silver multi-rayed beaded star, thereon a gilt crowned Bath pattern cross set upon laurel sprays. The arms of the cross bearing a total of seven battle honours, in the centre a circle, ‘Cumberland Regt.’ enclosing on a domed silver ground, silver engine turned numerals ‘34’, the back plate with some gilt loss and slight buckling to one corner, the crown...
Hammer Price: £480
36th (or Herefordshire) Regiment Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c1840-1855, the burnished gilt rectangular back plate mounted with a silver multi-rayed beaded star, this overlaid with an ornate gilt mount comprising crowned laurel sprays, these embellished with nine battle honour scrolls. The laurels enclose a circular strap, ‘Or Herefordshire’, in the centre on a domed silver ground, gilt engine turned numerals ‘36’ over a scroll ‘Firm’. Below the laurels two further honour...
Hammer Price: £550
47th (The Lancashire) Regiment Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c1812-1816, a most rare and probably unique example in unmarked silver. The rectangular back plate (8 x 6.1cm) with rounded corners and bearing a single cast silver mount, this displays the honour ‘Tarifa’ over laurel sprays enclosing the Royal Crest over ‘47’, at the base of the laurels a scroll ‘Lancashire’ (Parkyn 373), two hook and stud fasteners. Together with a hand written note by the late Dr. H Y Usher, giving...
Hammer Price: £2,400
57th (West Middlesex) Regiment Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c1840-1855, the burnished gilt rectangular back plate with various mounts comprising the multi-rayed silver Grand Cross of the Bath star, on this in gilt metal a crowned cross, the arms of the cross bearing six battle honours. Laurel sprays enclose the Bath insignia of three crowns, these on a ground of white enamel and the fretted motto ‘Tria Juncto In Uno’ this on a ground of red enamel. At the base of the laurels the...
Hammer Price: £500
68th (Durham Light Infantry) Regiment Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c1823-1830, this example is HM silver Birmingham 1824. The rectangular back plate (9.2 x 7.5cm) with assay cycle for 1823/24 and maker’s mark ‘S.H’ bears various silver mounts comprising a triple honour scroll, ‘Salamanca Vittoria Pyrenees’ the Crown of State, laurel and palm sprays, a strung bugle horn with ‘68’ within the strings and a further triple honour scroll, ‘Nivelle Orthes Peninsula’, standard...
Hammer Price: £1,000
79th (Cameron Highlanders) Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c1804-14, the oval gilt back plate with an applied raised rim in silver, in the centre a crowned silver strap, ‘Cameron Highlanders’ enclosing the silver numerals ‘79’ on a domed ground of green enamel, one hook and two stud fasteners, very fine condition £1,000-£1,500
Hammer Price: £2,800
85th (The King’s Light Infantry) Regiment Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c1830-1855. The rectangular burnished gilt back plate with various silver mounts comprising, laurel and palm sprays, a crowned oval strap, ‘Aucto Splendore Resurgo’,within the strap on a domed gilt ground and in silver a scroll, ‘The King’s Light Infy.’ over a strung bugle horn, within the strings the engine-turned numerals ‘85’. On the junction of the leaf sprays a scroll ‘Nive’’ at the bottom a...
Hammer Price: £440
87th Prince of Wales’s Own Irish Fusiliers Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate, Honour Slide and Tip c1845-1855. A truly magnificent trio of items still with a section of the white leather belt. The rectangular belt plate in ‘dead’ gilt with a burnished gilt edge mounted with a large gilt fused grenade, the flames in ‘dead’ gilt the ball being burnished, this is mounted with a large depiction of the captured French eagle of the 8me regiment of the ligne. The gilt slide bearing laurel...
Hammer Price: £1,900
87th Prince of Wales’s Own Irish Fusiliers Officer’s Shako Plate 1844-1855, a rare and fine quality example being a large gilt fused grenade, the ball mounted with a large depiction of the captured French eagle of the 8me regiment of the ligne, four copper loop fasteners, some gilt loss to one of the flame tips and on the ball of the grenade, otherwise very good condition £600-£800
Officer of the Rank of General Shoulder Belt Plate, a most fine and rare example, HM London 1805, no maker’s mark, of domed oval outline the silver gilt face with a beaded silver rim and silver mount being the Royal Arms of Great Britain 1801-1814, a scroll ‘Peninsula’ presumably added in late 1815, one hook and two stud fasteners, the Unicorn’s horn missing otherwise in excellent condition £1,000-£1,500
1st Aberdeen Rifle Volunteers Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate 1889, a fine quality example in silver plate with a HM cast silver mount. The mount is hall marked Birmingham 1889 by ‘TBW’, crowned thistle sprays enclose the unit title with St. Andrew and his cross in the voided centre, two hook and two stud fasteners, original leather liner, very fine condition £600-£800
Amounderness Local Militia Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c1808-1816. A very rae and fine quality example, the copper gilt rectangular back plate with rounded corners and gilt mounts comprising, a crowned strap, ‘Amounderness Local Militia’, in the centre the County Rose, below the strap two palm sprays, two hook and two stud fasteners. The reverse stamped with the supplier’s details, ‘R. Johnston 68 St. James’s St.’, very fine condition £800-£1,200
Edinburgh Light Dragoons Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate, a very fine example of oval outline in unmarked silver. Engraved with the full unit title, the Arms of Edinburgh and sprays of thistle and other flora, one hook and two stud fasteners, very fine condition £800-£1,200
Hammer Price: £2,200
Royal Edinburgh Volunteers Artillery Corps Shoulder Belt Plate c1794-1815, a fine and rare example in die-stamped copper gilt. Of oval outline and with raised details, ‘Artillery’ over St. Edward’s crown over a cannon, at the bottom in script capitals ‘REV’, one hook and two stud fasteners, very fine condition £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £1,600
Kensington Volunteer Infantry Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c1803-1814, a most rare example, the burnished gilt oval back plate with a single ‘dead’ gilt mount being a crowned oval with fretted centre and displaying the Lion of England on a torse, statant guardant; the oval with attached sprays of laurel and acanthus leaves, one hook and two stud fasteners with original leather liner and period inscription, ‘Kensington Volunteers 1804’, very fine condition £800-£1,000
Royal Lancashire Volunteers Fencible Infantry Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate, 1779-1783 or 1794-1800. A most rare and very fine example of oval outline, the gilt back plate with an applied beaded gilt rim, in the centre an engraved eight-pointed star in sheet silver, thereon in gilt a crowned beaded oval bearing the Arms of Lancaster, one hook and two stud fasteners, the beaded outer rim with one fracture and the hook fastener with period re-attachment, otherwise extremely fine condition ...
Hammer Price: £900
Northumberland Militia Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate. A very rare and fine example of rectangular outline with rounded corners, engraved with the motto, ‘Libertas Et Natale Solum’ and the twin towered Warworth Castle, one hook and two stud fasteners. Marked for London 1813, maker’s mark, ‘I.J’, very fine condition £800-£1,200
Scarborough Volunteer Infantry Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c1803-1809, a very rare and fine quality example in die-stamped unmarked silver coloured metal. Of oval outline with a beaded rim and bearing in an oval cartouche the Seal of the town, this displays the sun, two human heads and part shoulders in a masted boat at sea, a fortress like structure with a lion’s mask on the top battlement, one hook and two stud fasteners, very good condition £800-£1,200
West Lowland Fencibles Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate 1794-1799. Of oval outline and engraved with a decorative border, ‘West Lowland’ at the top, the crown, a thistle spray and ‘Fencible’s’ (sic) at the bottom. The hall marks are for London 1793, Maker’s mark ‘F.T’, slight polishing wear otherwise very good condition £800-£1,200
Attorneys’ Cavalry, Dublin, Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c1796-1815. A very fine and rare example in unmarked silver, of oval outline and engraved in detail, at the top a scroll, ‘For Our King’, St. Edward’s crown, the Maid & Harp flanked by script capitals ‘A’ and ‘C’, ‘1796’ and a scroll ‘And Country’, very fine condition £1,000-£1,500
Hammer Price: £1,100
Italy, Kingdom, An Italian Cavalry Officer’s Full Dress Pouch and Pouch Belt, the velvet backed metal pouch with black proofed linen front this bearing the crowned Italian eagle in gilt and edged with gilt brass trim, black velvet pouch belt faced with gold lace and bearing guard chains and pricker plate the former being a large depiction of the Italian eagle, the pricker plate of shield like form this mounted in gilt with the crown and initials VE (Victor Emmanuel), the belt culminates...
Hammer Price: £140
An Officer’s Sam Browne Belt, brown leather, complete with one small pouch, sword frog, and whistle, inscribed on the inside of the belt with the recipient’s name ‘G. A. Pitt R.N.’, good overall condition £50-£70
Hammer Price: £150
The Lancashire Fusiliers Officer’s Waist Belt Clasp c. 1881-1901, of 1855 pattern, in the centre the Sphinx/Egypt within laurel sprays, on the circle ‘The Lancashire Fusiliers’, ‘Hobson & Sons, Lexington St., London’ stamped to reverse, matching benchmarks (Ryan 186), very good condition £100-£140
Hammer Price: £160
3rd Battalion Cheshire Rifle Volunteers Other Ranks Waist Belt Complete, the belt plate in white metal of standard other ranks 1855 pattern bears the Prince of Wales’s badge and motto in the centre and unit title in surround ‘3rd Battaln Cheshire Rifle Volunteers’, some discolouration to the belt through age, otherwise very good condition £40-£60
Hammer Price: £70
An 1822 Pattern Infantry Officer’s Sword by Henry Wilkinson Serial No. 5016, the 82 cm blade with single fuller is etched with crowned VR cypher and panels of scrolling foliage, pierced brass metal hand guard incorporating crowned VR cypher, wire bound fish skin grip, together with its steel scabbard this mounted with three ornate gilt brass chapes, small rust patch near the tip otherwise the blade is bright, no gilt remains on the relevant elements otherwise good condition £140-£200
Hammer Price: £190
An 1822 Pattern Infantry Officer’s Sword by Hobson & Son, London, the 82 cm blade with single fuller etched with panels of scrolling foliage, pierced gilt brass hand guard incorporating the crowned VR cypher, wire bound fish skin grip, remains of an incorrect sword knot, now contained in a Royal Naval Officer’s gild mounted black leather scabbard, most of the etching on the blade has been worn away, the scabbard chapes devoid of gilt and the bottom chape heavily dented, therefore fair...
Hammer Price: £120
An 1896 Pattern Infantry Officer’s Sword by Henry Wilkinson Serial No. 31463, the 81.5 cm blade with single fuller etched with the post 1902 Royal Arms and crowned cypher plus panels of scrolling foliage, the wire bound fish skin grip with chequered backstrap pierced plated hand guard with incorporating crowned VR cypher, together with its plated metal scabbard, the blade with cleaned pitted areas and the scabbard with sundry dents £60-£100
Hammer Price: £95
A Post 1902 Royal Naval Officer’s Sword by Gieves Ltd., the 79.5 cm blade with single fuller is etched with he Imperial Crown over a fouled anchor the Royal Arms and panels of scrolling foliage, solid gilt brass hand guard incorporating the Imperial Crown over a fouled anchor, wire bound fish skin grip with lion’s mane backstrap and head finial, correctly threaded full dress sword knot, the spring loaded turn down section is engraved ‘G.W.Mott, R.N.’, together with its gilt brass...
Hammer Price: £220
A Post 1902 Royal Naval Midshipman’s Dirk, the 44.5 cm blade by Gieves Mathews & Seagrove Ltd., the blade etched with the Imperial crown over a fouled anchor, the Royal Arms of Great Britain and panels of scrolling foliage, the wire bound fish skin grip with gilt metal back strap and lion’s head finial, full dress sword knot and gold and blue metal thread embroidery, gilt chape mounted black leather scabbard with initials on the reverse ‘G.M.McK.’, together with its undress waist...
Hammer Price: £280
South Wales Borderers, York and Lancaster Regiment Officers’ Cap Badges, the first hall marked silver Birmingham 1935 by J.R.Gaunt & Son, the second in gilt and silver coloured metal by the same maker, excellent condition (2) £100-£140
Hammer Price: £170
77th (East Middlesex) Regiment Officer's Pagri Badge c1860-1881. A fine quality cast silver example (58mm) featuring the unit title, numerals and the Prince of Wales's Badge & Motto (granted in 1810), with original retaining pin. The badge is almost certainly of Indian manufacture, where the regiment served 1858-1870 and again 1880-1898, very good condition £140-£200
£140–£200
Sarawak Rangers, a very rare officer’s gilt-bronze cap badge, c1900, excellent condition retaining most of its original gilt £100-£200
Hammer Price: £320
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