57th (West Middlesex) Regiment Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c. 1840-55, the rectangular burnished gilt back plate with a silver star overlay and a further gilt and enamelled overlay this in the form of a crowned gilt cross with battle honours, in the centre the motto and insignia of the Order of the Bath on a ground of white and red enamel, below the gilt cross a silver oval with engine turned numerals ‘57’, complete with hook and stud fasteners and the remains of the original leather liner; described in Parkyn on page 256, very good condition £500-700