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Lot 71

An 1856 Pattern Full Dress Cap OF An Officer In The 12th (Prince Of Wales) Royal Regiment of Lancers
Early 20th Century

30 November 2016, 11:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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An 1856 Pattern Full Dress Cap OF An Officer In The 12th (Prince Of Wales) Royal Regiment of Lancers
Early 20th Century

The black patent leather skull with red cloth trencher top (some staining) and black patent leather peak with gilt wire border, all gilt braid trim and waist lace present, gilt pearl plume-holder with 'VR' cypher on a blue velvet ground, ornate multi-rayed fronted plate of gilt-metal with embossed and pierced overlay displaying the Royal arms over gilt battle honours to South Africa 1851, 2, 3, lion-mask supporters with velvet-lined chin-chain, the interior with buff-leather sweat-band and burgundy silk liner (partly detached), complete with its silver bullion cap-line, and red feather plume with Hussar pattern gilt-metal holder: in their original japanned carrying tins (some loss of finish), the lid of the cap tin with carrying handle, brass retailer's label of 'Hawkes & Co., 14 Piccadilly, London', and brass escutcheon engraved 'H.R. Milvain Esq. 12th Royal Lancers' (2)

Footnotes

H.L. Milvain saw service in the Boer War (medal with four bars), WWI (mentioned in dispatches) and WWII (Defence Medal). He attained the rank of Major

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