Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria, to include the Brian Ritchie Collection (Part I)

Westmorland & Cumberland Yeomanry Cavalry, an officer’s full dress busby c1840-60 of dark brown fur with silver bullion sewn-in cap lines and silver plated chin chain and lion’s mask side ornaments, plain red cloth busby bag, no plume or holder, the fur quite good though worn around the lower rim the bag mothed and stained the plated areas sound but dirty, sound internally but some worm holes to the leather sweatband, worthy of careful restoration £300-400