Auction Catalogue

1 December 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

№ 1641

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1 December 2004

Hammer Price:
£270

Yorkshire Yeomanry Badges, a mounted display ot items to the Yorkshire Dragoons comprising an officer’s silver plated KC cap badge and a similar pair of Guelphic crowned and monogram collar badges, one only officer’s large pattern bronze collar badge (SA scroll at base), a white metal KC o/rs cap badge and single brass YD s/title, a scrace slightly larger pattern KC g/m cap badge and a scarce pair of g/m collar badges, crowned rose over scroll ‘Yorkshire Dragoons’, a large single g/m s/title Yorkshire Dragoons, a large w/m KC NCO’s arm badge (crown & rose); Yorkshire Hussars, a fine and scarce officer’s full dress busby boss silver and gold bullion thread Prince of Wales’s crest and motto on red cloth backing, the corresponding other ranks frontal boss being a large w/m rose, an early period officer’s bullion and silk embroidered cap badge (crest/rose on red cloth ground and a similar last period item, two single s/titles YH and Yorks Hussars, a good quality silver plate and gilt officer’s cap badge by JR Gaunt London late Jennens (c1923/4), the other ranks bi/m equivalent with matching collar badges, a white metal Prince of Wales’s crest & motto NCO’s arm badge and a smaller similar badge in bullion thread and blue silk, this with red cloth ground, a large pattern silver and gold bullion thread rose on black cloth backing, excellent overall condition (24) £150-200