2nd Life Guards Officer’s Cuirass, a very fine set, both back and breast plates complete with all brass studs and edging, lined with red moroccan and pleated blue velvet, the brass scaled fastening straps with distinctive brass finials, gold lace waist belt lined with red moroccan, sold together with illustrations showing the differences in the cuirass for the three regiments of Household Cavalry, very good condition
£800-£1,200
Note: The vendor’s research indicates that this distinctive pattern was introduced around the mid 1820’s and continued until sometime after the Crimean War.
1624
Lothians and Berwickshire Yeomanry Officer’s Victorian Period Stable Jacket in scarlet cloth with blue facings, broad gold lace trim all round, pointed cuffs these each with two buttons to the regiment, the front fastening by hook and eye and false teat buttons, broad three chain pattern epaulettes, the crescents with an oval gilt and silver mounted unit lettering (L&BY), retailed by G. Hodge & Co., Edinburgh, some surface mothing otherwise good overall condition
£140-£180
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