A Georgian Royal Welsh Fusiliers Side Drum c.1810.
Wood body, 43cm across by 40cm high, outline of the maker's paper label remaining inside. Painted with the Prince of Wales feathers and 'Ich Dien' motto on front centre. Top left is the Egyptian sphinx, top right the rising sun, bottom left the Red Dragon, and bottom right the White Horse of Hannover. Only small sections of the skins remain, as do the cords. Some wear to the paint. The absence of the ‘Waterloo’ battle honour on the drum, but inclusion of the Sphinx for the 1801 Egyptian Campaign, would seem to indicate that it was made prior to Waterloo, and from its somewhat battered appearance it could mean that it was played at Waterloo, relic condition £700-£900

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Trafalgar and Waterloo relics.

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