18th (The Royal Irish) Regiment Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1830-55.
A fine Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c.1830-55, rectangular copper gilt back plate with silver overlays comprising gilt metal and blue enamel centre, eight-pointed beaded star with crown pierced circle ‘Virtutis Namurcenci Præmium’ with Maid and Harp, gilt scroll with ‘XVIII’, below a silver shamrock wreath and mounted ‘Egyptian Sphinx’, complete with usual hook and studs to the rear, very good condition £800-£1,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Fine Militaria from the Collection of the Late Robert W. Tilling.

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