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

Indian State Forces, a Major-General’s impressive special pattern scarlet cloth double-breasted tunic with navy blue facings, the deep turn down collar heavily embellished with gold lace and inner panels of gold leaf and flower patterns, deep 18th century style cuffs similarly decorated, six leaf and flower panels to the rear skirts,very large gilt mounted buttons display crossed kukries with wreaths of alternating oak and laurel leaves, between the wreaths at the top a rayed face of the sun, these by Ranken & Co Calcutta, provision for broad epaulettes (these missing), Ranken’s trade label states ‘Major-General Jmdu S.5.JBR’ and the date ‘2-12-32’, all buttons present including the two for the epaulettes; accompanied by one set of heavy gold cord and gilt metal aigulettes, and a similar set of silver cord aigulettes (these fractured at one point), also a deep gold lace and blue silk General’s style sash, the silk lining to the tunic part shot otherwise excellent condition (4) £250-350