WEDNESDAY 4th JUNE 2008
UNIFORMS
Many lots are photographed in the catalogue which
is now lavishly illustrated in full colour throughout
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WEDNESDAY 4th JUNE 2008 UNIFORMS Many lots are photographed in the catalogue which is now lavishly illustrated in full colour throughout ORDER CATALOGUE ONLINE HOME PAGE |
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| 841 Irish Guards post 1953 OR’s issue tunic. A very good example. Scarlet woollen cloth with dark blue facings to the cuffs, collar and epaulettes. The epaulettes are with white cotton embroidered devices, mounted with an anodised regimental button. The collar with shamrock device embroidery. Complete with all anodised buttons and lining to the interior. The buttons arranged in two groups of four to the front. Scarlet fresh, VGC. (£40 - £60) |
| 842 Irish Guards Bandsman’s tunic. Post 1953 example of scarlet woollen cloth with dark blue facings to the cuff and collar. To the front eight rows of band pattern lace, arranged in two groups, all with anodised regimental pattern buttons. The lace is repeated to the sleeves and back. The wings are with band lace, embroidered regimental badge and fringe tassels. Scarlet remains fresh GC with little service wear. (£60 - £100) |
| 843 Gordon Highlanders Officer’s Full Dress Doublet Uniform. Comprising: Scarlet Doublet, this of scarlet melton cloth, with yellow facings to the collar and cuffs, the former with bullion regimental pattern collar badges. Complete with regimental gilt buttons and cotton lining tailor’s label with name “Capt A W Backlay”. ... Officer’s Kilt. of regimental pattern tartan, complete with leather straps. ... Officer’s plaid again of regimental tartan, complete with straps and buckles. ... Two pairs of tartan Hoes. ... Three Pairs of Tartan socks. ... Pair of patent leather shoes with gilt buckles (some congealing) ... Two undress sword belts with buff leather slings. ... Scarlet Mess jacket, with crimson silk collar (damage to lining). ... Scarlet Mess waist coat. All contained in a metal uniform truck the lid with brass name plate “A.P. Imlay 2nd Bn Gordon Highlanders” The overall condition is good scarlet dulled. Some storage wear. (20 items) (£300 - £500) Worn by by Captain A.P. Imlay, DSO and Bar, 2nd Bn Gordon Highlanders |
| 844 Cameron Highlanders Bandsman’s doublet. A good pre WW1 scarlet doublet,, with dark blue facings to the collar and cuffs. Decorated with bandsman pattern wings to the shoulder and band lace to the arms and back. The right arm shows where a bugle badge has once been worn. Complete with post 1901 regimental pattern buttons. Scarlet slightly dulled GC. (£50 - £75) |
| 845 Royal Fusiliers Officer’s Scarlet Tunic. A good 1880 pattern scarlet tunic with dark blue facings to the collar and cuffs. Each is decorated with gold lace and to the collar bullion flaming grenades regimental devices. Complete with gilt metal post 1902 buttons, bullion shoulder cords, these with bullion rank insignia denoting Captain, The interior with quilted lining and tailor’s label of Hawkes & Co Ltd London. Ink name of “Captain C.J. Holland” Scarlet remains fresh. GC one flat button absent. (£80 - £120) |
| 846 Royal Engineers Officer’s Scarlet Tunic & Accoutrements. A George V period scarlet tunic with dark blue velvet facings to the collar and cuffs. The collar with bullion flaming grenade devices (These A/F). The regimental pattern, gold bullion shoulder cords mounted with Major’s rank crowns. Five large brass regimental buttons remain to the front, four absent. Quilted lining to the interior. Scarlet remains bright, stitching faults to the collar. GC. ... Accompanied by regimental pattern, Russian leather pouch belt this with three gold bullion lines and retaining ornate buckle tip and slide. ... Russian leather waist belt with two bullion lines and Edward VII regimental device mounted waist belt clasp. Overall GC... Also a pair of Officer’s breeches, dark blue material, with yellow line. (4 items) (£50 - £100) |
| 847 Grenadier Guards Bandsman’s tunic. Scarlet woollen cloth with dark blue facings to the cuff and collar. To the front nine double rows of band pattern lace, The lace is repeated to the sleeves and back. The wings are again with band lace, embroidered regimental device and fringe tassels. Fitted with incorrect General Service buttons, scarlet with some heavy staining. ... Accompanied by Seaforth Highlanders Officers Mess Jacket ... A good scarlet example with buff facings to the collar and cuffs and edged with white piping. The interior with quilted silk lining. Scarlet remains fresh, little age wear to the lining. (2 items) (£40 - £60) |
| 848 Irish. An Important Leitrim Militia Coatee of assasinated Earl of Leitrim. An extremely rare example worn by assassinated Irish Peer, 3rd Earl of Leithrm Lord Clements. The coatee is of scarlet melton cloth, with yellow facings to the collar and cuffs. The collar with two loops of silver lace mounted with regimental buttons, the sash cuffs again with silver lace and buttons. To the front two rows of 10 buttons arranged in pairs and further lace and buttons can be found to the false tail pocket flaps. The silver button is embossed with an eight pointed star, the uppermost displaced with a crown. A title strap “Leitrim Regiment” encircles the number “111”, this being the Militia precedence. The tails are edged with white cloth and ornamented with bullion Order of St Patrick tail ornaments. The shoulders are with provision for laced epaulettes and to the interior a cotton lining. This retaining original hand written label “Lord Clements). The overall condition is good, a little dulling and minor staining. Some moth peppering not detracting from the overall appearance. GC. (£1,500 - £2,000) This coatee can be dated between 1843 and 1855. William Sydney Clements was born in Dublin in 1806 the second son of Lord of Leitrim. He was appointed an Ensign in the 43rd Foot in December 1824. In 1835 now with the rank of Captain he was placed on the Half Pay List In 1843 he was appointed Colonel of the then dormant Leitrim Militia. His elder brother died unmarried and therefore on the death of his father the title was passed on to him establishing him as the 3rd Earl of Leitrim. At the commencement of the Crimea War the Militia was embodied and moved it’s Head Quarters to Cork. Earl Leitrim resigned his commission in 1859. As a considerable land owner, he was fearlessly opposed to the Land Act, he did great work to improve the living conditions of his tenants, setting some of his rents, the lowest in Ireland. He was against the tradition of tenants having the right to sell and pursued evictions ruthlessly through the courts. A strict district JP, he made a great number of enemies, with an assassination attempt made on his life in 1870. A shot fired from an upstairs window missed locating his assassin by powder smoke he dashed into the house and arrested the man. Following this attempt on his life his harshness to the people increased, which bought him to the notice of the Riband Society. He continued to evict tenants and following one such eviction of a previous good tenant a Presbyterian widow, the local loathing for the man reached it’s peak. On the 2nd April 1878, following a tip off from one of his own servants, his coach was stopped on his own land by two assassins, his clerk was killed, his coachman put up a fight, but was also shot dead. The Earl was shot in the chest and arm, but at the age of 72, he fought his assassins to his last breath, finally been beaten to death, by the two men, who continued to beat his corpse after death. Despite a huge reward for information that would lead to the arrest of the murders, the local community remained silent. A number of Irish newspaper would conclude that this with his cruelty, harshness and Iron will regarding the right of property he deserved to die”. |
| 849 1st (Royal) Dragoons Victorian Officer’s tunic. A scarce example of scarlet melton cloth with dark blue facings to the collar and cuffs. The latter with ornate bullion knot decoration. The dragoon pattern shoulder cords are each bear a single bullion Bath star. The collar ornamented with old lave and retains bullion French Eagle regimental badges; the gilt buttons are all with mounted designs. Scarlet generally fresh, minor service wear. VGC (£250 - £300) The eagle is borne by the Regiment to commemorate the Royal Dragoons capture of the French standard of the 105th Regiment of the Line at Waterloo by Captain Clark (later Lieutenant General Sir Alexander Kennedy Clarke-Kennedy) and Corporal Styles |
| 850 13th London Regiment Officer’s Mess Jacket A good clean example of the Kensington Rifles pattern. Grey woollen cloth material with scarlet facings to the cuff and collar. The epaulettes are of matching grey material. Retaining regimental pattern silvered buttons. Scarlet cotton lining to the interior. Collar badges absent. Scarlet fresh. GC (£40 - £60) |
| 851 Grenadier Guards Officer’s scarlet tunic. A good bright example of scarlet melton cloth with blue facings to the cuff, collar and epaulettes. Each cuff is with false cuffs bearing four rows of gold bullion lace each with a regimental button, the cuff also with two bullion lines. The collar is ornamented with bullion lace and silver bullion flaming grenade devices, the shoulder straps edged with gold bullion. Complete with post 1953 regimental pattern buttons (brass to cuffs and skirt, anodised to the front. incorrect buttons to shoulder straps). Quilted cotton lining to the interior. Scarlet fresh, minor service wear VGC. (£200 - £220) |
| 852 Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Great War Military Cross winner’s uniform The uniform is attributed to Major C.A.M Alexander of the 2nd Battalion. Comprising: 1916 pattern shoulder rank khaki tunic complete with bronze regimental collar badges and buttons. To the left breast, medal ribbons of the Military Cross, 1914 Star with rosette, British War Meda ,and Victory Medal, with Mention in Despatches emblem. The interior with cotton lining... Accompanied by overalls retaining tailor’s label ink name and date 14.8.16. Overall GC a few moth nips to the pockets. (£180 - £220) |
| 853 Life Guards Officer’s scarlet tunic. A good Elizabeth II period example of the pattern worn on State occasions. Scarlet tunic, with blue velvet facings to the collar, which is also with gold bullion embroidery of acorn and oak leaf devices. The rear of the tunic is also with bullion embroidery. The interior is of quilted cotton lining. Slight service wear scarlet remains fresh. The detachable cuffs are not present indicating for wear with buff leather gauntlets. GC (£100 - £200) |
| 854 9th Queens Royal Lancers 1914 dated OR’s tunic A good example of the plastron pattern tunic of dark blue woollen cloth with scarlet plastron to the front. Scarlet facings to the cuffs and collar. Yellow mohair cords to the shoulders. Complete with King’s Crown regimental pattern brass buttons. The interior with white blanket lining and paper issue label “Feb 1914”. Near VGC. (£80 - £120) |
| 855 11th Prince Albert’s Own Hussars 1914 dated OR’s uniform. A good example of the dark blue tunic is edged with yellow mohair cord. To each breast six drop loop yellow mohair cord lines, with concealed hook and eye fastening to the front and loop and brass ball pattern buttons. The interior retains original paper issuing label for 1914 and has a white blanket lining ... Accompanied by OR’s issue overalls of cherry coloured material with two lines of yellow cord, with cherry central line. Retaining paper issue label 11 Hussars Dec 1913. Overall Near VGC. (£100 - £150) The overalls caused the regiment to be known as “The Cherry Pickers”. |
| 856 Edward VII Territorial Field Officer’s Tunic. An unusual example of dark blue melton cloth with scarlet facings to the collar and cuffs, the collar with gold lace and mounted with a silver flaming grenade device. The cuffs with Field Officer pattern lace. The bullion shoulder cords are of Royal Engineers pattern with Major’s rank crown and bullion T. Complete with EVIIR Staff pattern buttons ... Complete with overalls with scarlet line. Near VGC, bullion slightly dulled. (£80 - £120) |
| 857 Queen’s Own Oxfordshire Hussars OR’s issue busby and uniform. A scarce example of the Other Rank’s full dress uniform. Comprising: Busby of black fur with Mantua purple bag with three lines of white mohair cord and retaining busby cords to the body. Leather sweatband and cotton lining to the interior Complete with silvered chin chain with black leather backing. Regimental pattern horsehair plume this with a white metal plume holder ..... Tunic of dark blue material, with Mantua purple facings to the collar and cuffs. The tunic is edged with white mohair cord. To each breast, six drop loop white mohair cord lines with Regimental button and loop fastening to the front The right sleeve with silver bullion Corporal’s chevrons, with a Crown above. Both with Mantua purple backing. The interior with cotton lining lining ... White mohair busby lines, terminating with knots. Overall condition is good, a little age wear, small moth hole to the back of the tunic, not effecting the appearance.(3 main items) (£200 - £400) |
| 858 WW2 1944 Women’s Transport Service (FANY) beret and uniform. Beret of khaki cotton with bronze cap badge on a maroon cloth backing. The interior with lining beraing tailor’s label of Scott, Official WTS FANY tailor. GC ... Four pocket service dress tunic, retaining bronze collar badges and buttons. Cotton lining with tailor’s label and name “L.J. Langley 21/2/44”. To the left cuff a single maroon chevron. GC ... Sam Browne pattern leather waist belt. The three items are contained in a contemporary suitcase. GC (4 items) (£120 - £150) See following lot |
| 859 Royal Navy Commander’s cased cocked hat set. and Tailcoat etc. A scarce attributed grouping comprising: Fine black beaver skin cocked hat has to the left side a black silk rosette with a double loop of gold bullion lace, mounted with a post 1902 gilt button to the centre. The cocked hat is edged with one inch black lace; at each end, bullion tassels with blue lines. The interior is with leather sweatband and silk pleated lining. Tailor’s label for Gieves Ltd ... Full dress bullion epaulettes These with post 1901 rank indicating Commander... Sword belt, this with three gold bullion lines. Complete with gilt regulation pattern post 1901 waist clasp and sword slings. .... A similar example with two bullion lines. Contained in the original metal and velvet lined storage tin, this with the name of “E.R Conder”.... Full dress tailcoat. Dark blue melton cloth, with white facings and gold rank lace indicating Lt Commander ... RN Frock coat, this of regulation pattern with gold cuff lace indicating Commander. To the left breast medal ribbons of the British War Medal and Victory Medal. These two coats are contained in a metal storage tin. The overall condition is good gold bullion remains bright and fresh. (8 items including tins) (£150 - £250) Worn by by Captain Edward Reignier Conder DSO, DSC, RN. DSO LG 27th August 1940 (Commander DSC HMS Willshed); MID LG 3rd December 1940 “for coolness and courage in adversity”. |
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