Auction Catalogue

2 March 2005

Starting at 11:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria, to include the Brian Ritchie Collection (Part II)

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

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№ 706

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2 March 2005

Estimate: £250–£300

12th Prince of Wales’s Royal Lancers, a fine quality officer’s undress ‘pill-box’ pattern forage cap of stiffened scarlet cloth the side with deep gold Austrian wave regimental lace the top with gold cord boss and narrow gimp quartering, soft leather sweatband scarlet quilted silk lining gold blocked with ‘(Ranken) & Co Calcutta’ trade label, part of narrow leather chin strap only, slight surface mothing to crown and slight fracturing of the quilted lining otherwise good condition and colour £250-300