The Collection of Artillery Insignia formed by the late Norman Litchfield

Hull Volunteer Artillery Brigade Badge, a very fine and rare padded bullion wire silk and velvet sleeve badge, a crowned strap enclosing the arms of Hull above crossed carbines and the date 1871, on the strap ‘Hull Vol Art Brigade Badge’, the reverse with messrs Hobson & Son London trade label; Cinque Ports Artillery Volunteers, a very fine and rare padded bullion wire velvet and cloth sleeve badge, of quadrilobe outline, a vertical cannon barrel lies over crossed rammers (?) with ‘C.P’ and ‘A.V’ to the left and right, at the base ‘1874’; 1st Kent (?) Artillery, a very fine and scarce padded bullion wire velvet and silk sleeve badge, the crown over a cannon barrel and crossed rammers (?), with ‘1st’ and ‘KA’ to the left and right respectively, ‘1885’ at the base, all within a horseshoe shaped scroll ‘Repository Drill’, some slight surface mothing to the first and third items, otherwise good overall condition (3) £120-150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Artillery Insignia formed by the late Norman Litchfield.

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