Auction Catalogue

2 April 2004

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 1486

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2 April 2004

Hammer Price:
£75

Royal Artillery, an officer’s round forage cap navy cloth body, scarlet seam around the crown gold lace band to the body and gold lace corded knop, narrow leather chinstrap present but part detached, some tearing to the leather sweat band; a post 1902 officer’s waist belt gold lace on black leather gilt clasp with ‘Ubique’ snake section and KC Royal crests on oval side panels, lace part detached; a Victorian officer’s shell jacket , a Victorian officer’s mess jacket blue cloth with scarlet facings richly embellished with gold lace decoration, cuff lace and broad shoulder boards indicate a Captain, gold bullion grenade collar badges,considerable wear to the cuffs plus other stitching faults ; Royal Marines a post 1922 officer’s full dress tunic, navy blue heavy weight cloth, scarlet cloth collar with gold cord and lace decoration collar badges of gold bullion and silver gilt globes, gold laced ‘slashed’ cuffs, gold cord rear panels, gold cord shoulder boards rank badges missing, officer’s quality buttons throughout but devoid of gilt, one collar near detached and other stitching faults; a George V period blue cloth frock coat, buttons with KC Garter motto and GVR cipher, cloth shoulder boards part detached, rank insignia loose but present, slight moth damage; a pair of other ranks trousersnavy blue cloth with broad scarlet stripe, some staining; Royal Hospital Chelsea an in-pensioner’s peaked blue cloth forage cap, bullion ‘RH’ with black oak leaf lace band around the body, very good condition (7) £50-70