Lot Archive

Lot

№ 784

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4 December 2001

Hammer Price:
£350

The Royal Irish Regiment, a scarce officer’s KC helmet plate c1902-1914 (KK234), silver centre and title scroll on the usual gilt overlay and back plate; a cast silver plated cap badge (KK614) (crown missing); one only cuff link made up of two KC officer’s mess waistcoat buttons; Wellington College Rifle Volunteers (Berkshire), the blackened metal QVC cross pattern helmet plate, centrally the Wellesley crest and the college motto ‘Heroum Filii’ in surround; two shipping buttons White Star Line (?), some rubbing to the gilt on the first item, surface rusting and slight distortion on the latter helmet plate (6) £200-250