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14 December 2011
3rd (East Kent) Regiment (The Buffs) Officer’s Shako Plate 1829 - 44. An excessively rare example, the universal copper gilt back plate overlaid with large laurel sprays, central Dragon over ‘3’ with battle honours on a continuous scroll in surround, two loop fasteners and all other wires present, near mint state £1000-1500
Hammer Price: £2,300
3rd (East Kent) Regiment (The Buffs) Officer’s 1844 - 55 Pattern Shako Plate. An extremely fine and rare example to the Battalion Companies, crowned eight pointed star each major ray with a battle honour, central overlays of wreaths of laurel and palm enclosing an oval strap ‘Veteri Frondescit Honore’ within the strap on a burnished ground the Dragon over ‘3’, below the crown a scroll ‘Peninsula’, two loop fasteners, the ‘Pyrenees’ battle honour ray with finial repair,...
Hammer Price: £1,150
3rd (East Kent) Regiment (The Buffs) Officer’s Shako Plate 1844 - 55 Pattern. A good quality example to the Battalion Companies, a crowned eight pointed star each ray with battle honours overlaid with half wreaths of laurel and palm, in the centre an oval strap ‘Veteri Frondescit Honore’, in the centre on a burnished ground the Dragon over ‘3’, below the crown a scroll ‘Peninsula’, two loop fasteners, the cross missing from the crown, the diadem of the crown with a neat repair...
Hammer Price: £750
3rd (East Kent) Regiment (The Buffs) Officer’s Shako Plate 1855 - 61 Pattern. An extremely fine example, crowned gilt star back plate overlaid with a pierced Garter, in the centre on a black patent leather ground the Dragon over ‘3’, two loop fasteners, near mint state £400-600
Hammer Price: £360
3rd (East Kent) Regiment (The Buffs) Officer’s Shako Plate 1861 - 68 Pattern. An extremely fine example being a crowned star back plate mounted with a pierced Garter, in the centre the Dragon over ‘3’, a black cloth ground to the Garter and central ornament, two loop fasteners, two mount fixings missing otherwise in mint state £400-600
Hammer Price: £350
3rd (East Kent) Regiment (The Buffs) Officer’s Shako Plate 1869 - 78 Pattern. An extremely fine example, crowned laurel sprays enclosing a circular Garter, in the centre the Dragon over ‘3’, two loop fasteners, mint state £400-600
3rd (East Kent) Regiment (The Buffs) Officer’s Forage Cap Badge c. 1826 - 40. An extremely fine and rare example being a gold embroidered Dragon on black cloth ground over ‘3’, (9 x 5.8 cm), the reverse of the badge now reinforced with sewn on cardboard backing, otherwise very fine condition £300-500
3rd (East Kent) Regiment (The Buffs) Officer’s Forage Cap Badge c. 1840 - 81. A fine quality example in gold bullion on a black cloth ground being the Dragon over ‘3’, (6.4 x 5.2 cm), very good condition £250-350
Hammer Price: £240
3rd (East Kent) Regiment (The Buffs) Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c. 1830 - 40. A fine quality example being a burnished gilt back plate overlaid with a multi rayed silver star, a gilt crown and similar oval strap ‘Veteri Frondescit Honore’, in the centre on a silver ground a gilt Dragon over a silver ‘3’, standard hooks and stud fasteners, some gilt loss otherwise very good condition £600-800
Hammer Price: £1,250
3rd (East Kent) Regiment (The Buffs) Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c. 1840 - 55. A good quality example being a burnished gilt back plate overlaid with a beaded silver star, this with copper gilt battle honour rays and similar crown and central strap ‘Veteri Frondescit Honore’, in the centre on a burnished gilt ground a gilt Dragon over a gilt ‘3’, standard hook and stud fasteners, little gilt remains on the back plate and the central ‘3’ with wear, otherwise good condition ...
Hammer Price: £950
3rd (East Kent) Regiment (The Buffs) Other Ranks Glengarry Badges and Collar Badges. Good quality brass examples being KK 422 (brass loops E&W) and KK 423 this complete with separate ‘The Buffs’ scroll, a pair of brass collar badges c. 1876 - 81, together with a brass shako plate being a crowned eight pointed star with centrally applied ‘3’ (lacking fasteners), very good overall condition (6) £150-250
Hammer Price: £310
The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) Officer’s Helmet Plate 1881 Pattern. A superb example, standard crowned eight pointed star with laurel and Garter overlays, in the centre on a black velvet ground a silver Dragon, a silver title scroll at the base ‘The East Kent Regiment’, above the Garter another silver scroll ‘The Buffs’, three loop fasteners, mint state £400-600
Hammer Price: £370
The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) Officer’s Helmet Plate 1881 Pattern. A superb example, standard crowned eight pointed star with laurel and Garter overlays, in the centre on a black velvet ground a silver Dragon, a silver scroll at the base ‘The East Kent Regiment’, below the crown another silver scroll ‘The Buffs’, three loop fasteners, mint state £400-600
Hammer Price: £410
The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) Officer’s 1881 Pattern Helmet Plate. A worn example being a crowned eight pointed star with laurel and Garter overlays, in the centre on a black velvet ground a silver Dragon on a torse, a silver scroll below ‘The East Kent Regiment’ and a silver scroll below the crown ‘The Buffs’, two out of three loop fasteners, no gilt remains, star rays buckled and orb and crown crushed £150-250
Hammer Price: £150
The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) Post 1902 Officer’s Helmet Plate. A superb example being a crowned eight pointed star with laurel and Garter overlays, in the centre on a black velvet ground (worn) a silver Dragon, a silver scroll below ‘The East Kent Regiment’ and a silver gilt scroll below the crown ‘The Buffs’, three loop fasteners, mint state £300-500
The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) Officer’s Post 1902 Helmet Plate. A crowned eight pointed star with gilt and Garter overlays, in the centre on a black velvet ground a silver Dragon, a silver scroll below ‘The East Kent Regiment’ and similar scroll below the crown ‘The Buffs’, three loop fasteners, the crown is cast and has been rather crudely applied £150-250
Hammer Price: £210
The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) Officers’ Glengarry Badges. Two good quality examples being crowned Garters with central silver Dragons upon black velvet grounds, loop fasteners on each, two fixing points missing on one and one on the other, together with one only officer’s collar badge in silver and gilt c. 1881 - 85, very good condition (3) £300-400
Hammer Price: £340
The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) Officer’s 1881 Pattern Waist Belt Clasp. A superb example of standard 1855 pattern format, a central silver Dragon on a dimpled ground and on the title circle ‘The East Kent Regt. The Buffs’, (Ryan 164), matching benchmarks, mint state £250-350
Hammer Price: £180
The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) Other Ranks Helmet Plates 1878 - 1914. A rare 1878 - 81 example being crowned eight pointed star with laurels and central Garter, in the centre a ‘slip-over’ ‘3’, a good quality post 1881 QVC example being the universal crowned eight pointed star with pinned through centre (KK 294), a good quality post 1902 example this with the post 1911 hpc being central Dragon with ‘The Buffs East Kent Regiment’ on the circle; together with an unidentified item...
Hammer Price: £320
3rd (East Kent) Regiment (The Buffs) & The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) Officers’ Pagri Badges. Comprising an extremely rare pre 1881 solid unmarked silver example, a title circle ‘East Kent Regiment The Buffs’ enclosing the Dragon on a torse over ‘3’, original pin back; a very rare solid unmarked silver post 1881 example being the Dragon over a furled scroll ‘The Buffs’ original pin back; a later H/M silver example (Birmingham 1912) being a Dragon upon ground original pin back;...
The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) Officers’ Cap Badges. Comprising a fine quality example in H/M silver (Birmingham 1943), a die cast plated example and a die stamped plated example (with slider), a die cast osd example and a die stamped bronze example with slider, very good overall condition (5) £150-250
Hammer Price: £160
The East Kent Regiment of Militia Officer’s 1844 Pattern Shako Plate. A part composite example being a crowned eight pointed star in gilt overlaid with a circular gilt disc, this in turn mounted in silver with the White Horse of Kent oak sprays and two scrolls ‘East Kent’ and ‘Invicta’, the crown is a replacement being an 1878 pattern, the buckled star ray finials being reinforced in five places and the ‘3 o’clock’ finial lacking, three loop fasteners £200-300
The East Kent Regiment of Militia Officer’s Helmet Plate 1878 - 1881. A superb example in silver plate being a crowned eight pointed star with laurel overlays and a pierced circle ‘East Kent Regiment’, in the centre on a black velvet ground the White Horse of Kent upon a scroll ‘Invicta’ and above the horse an honour scroll ‘Mediterranean’, two loop fasteners present out of three, mint state £450-550
The East Kent Regiment of Militia Officer’s Shoulder Belt Plate c. 1840 - 55 & Coatee Elements. The belt plate of rectangular plated format with similar mounts comprising the crown, oak sprays, the White Horse of Kent and two scrolls ‘East Kent’ and ‘Invicta’; a silver lace panel from the coatee skirt, pocket mounted with relevant plated buttons and a small fragment of the Kentish Grey facing colour; a silver lace panel with two plated buttons from the collar of the coatee on a...
Hammer Price: £500
The East Kent Regiment of Militia Other Ranks Glengarry Badge and Associated Buttons. A very scarce die stamped white metal example being a crowned oval strap ‘East Kent Militia’ enclosing the White Horse of Kent on a scroll ‘Invicta’, two loop fasteners; two officers’ silver plated coatee buttons c. 1820 - 1835 by Charles Jennens London, an officer’s plated tunic button and an other ranks white metal tunic button, very good overall condition (5) £200-300
Hammer Price: £220
The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) Officers and Other Ranks Collar Badges. A good selection from c. 1881 - 1970 including a pair of officer’s sterling silver examples, three pairs of osd, a scarce o/r pair of bi-metal first pattern examples, subsequent gilding metal issues, an anodised pair of Dragons and similar to the Queen’s Own Buffs, three officers’ single plated collars the first stated to be c. 1876 - 81; five shoulder titles including two pairs of white on red embroidered examples,...
Hammer Price: £110
Kent County Cadets Insignia. Comprising an officer’s extremely rare silver plated cap badge being the standard Dragon but with bottom scroll reading ‘1.C.B.The Buffs’ (blade fasteners), a bi-metal cap badge being the White Horse of Kent on an ‘Invicta’ scroll and a gilding metal tri-part scroll ‘County Kent Cadets’, slider fastener, a brass shoulder title 18/Cadets/Kent, and a large gilt tunic button ‘Kent Cadets’ with the White Horse/Invicta in the centre, very good...
Hammer Price: £400
3rd of Foot & Post 1881 Buttons. Comprising one only officer’s coatee 1830 only pattern being the crown over ‘3’, a single o/r pewter c. 1830 - 55, two officers’ large coatee examples c. 1840 - 55 (facing Dragons) and one only small example, three officers’ 1856 pattern tunic examples and two small, seven o/r large brass tunic pattern (one badly worn) and three small, four officers’ large post 1881 QVC tunic examples and four small, two Mess Waiters’ buttons in gilt and two...
Hammer Price: £200
The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) Other Ranks Cap Badges and Associated Buttons. Comprising standard gilding metal examples, two WWII bakelite types and later anodised Brigade and Queen’s Regiment examples; the buttons comprise a selection of King’s Crown examples, officers and other ranks, including large and small anodised issues together with officers’ cap buttons and Mess waiters types, good overall condition (parcel) £80-120
Hammer Price: £65
East Kent Regiment 2nd Volunteer Battalion Officer’s Victorian Helmet Plate and East Kent Rifle Volunteers an Other Ranks Victorian Helmet Plate. Two very fine examples, the first of blackened silver Bath pattern bearing a circle ‘East Kent Regt. 2nd Volr. Battn.’ enclosing the White Horse/Invicta scroll, three loop fasteners, the reverse with Hobson & Sons trade label; the second item of similar format the title circle reading ‘East Kent Rifle Volunteers’ and with central White...
Hammer Price: £270
5th Weald of Kent Rifle Volunteers Other Ranks Helmet Plate and 5th Administrative Battalion Kent Rifle Volunteers Glengarry/Shako Badge. Two good quality examples, the first showing a QVC over a Bath style cross and bearing a circle ‘5th Weald of Kent Rifle Volunteers’ and in the centre the White Horse/Invicta scroll, all in gilding metal; the second item shows a circular strap ‘5th Ade Battn Kent Rifle Volrs’ enclosing the White Horse/Invicta, complete with a separate QVC, all in...
Hammer Price: £170
The East Kent Regiment 1st Volunteer Battalion Officer’s Helmet Plate. An officer’s very fine Victorian example in all silver plate, crowned back plate with laurel and Garter overlays, in the centre on a ground of black velvet the Dragon (one retaining wire missing), a double scroll at the bottom ‘The East Kent Regiment/1st Volunteer Battalion, very good condition £300-400
East Kent Regiment 2nd Volunteer Battalion Pouch Belt Plates. An officer’s fine quality Victorian example in silver plate, being a crowned eight pointed star back plate overlaid with a circle ‘East Kent Regt. 2nd Volr. Battn.’, in the centre on a domed ground the White Horse/Invicta scroll, three screw post fasteners; an o/r example in blackened brass and w/metal being a crowned circle bearing the unit title, in the centre the White Horse/Invicta scroll, three screw post fasteners, the...
The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) 1st VB and 4th Battalion Cap Badges. The first item in fine quality die struck blackened brass, the format as for standard cap badge but with secondary scroll ‘1st Volr. Battn.’, slider fastener; the second item in die cast bronze, the title scroll reading’4th Bn The Buffs’, two loop fasteners, very good condition (2) £200-300
37th Kent Rifle Volunteers (Cranbrook) Officer’s Waist Belt Clasp/Other Ranks Shako or Glengarry Badge. The first item in fine quality silver plate and of 1855 pattern but slightly smaller overall, in the centre the White Horse/Invicta with title surround ‘37 Kent Rifle Volunteers’, matching bench marks; the second item in die stamped blackened brass, on the solid centre a pinned through White Horse/Invicta and on the circle as before ‘37 Kent Rifle Volunteers’, two loop...
Kent Rifle Volunteers Shako Plate c. 1859. An extremely fine example in die stamped silver plate featuring a multi rayed elongated star, this with central raised diamond section, this in turn with a pin through White Horse/Invicta scroll, two loop fasteners, very good condition £200-300
East Kent Volunteer Rifles Badges. Comprising an officer’s Victorian period pouch belt plate in heavy die cast silver plate being a QVC over a lined plinth over a cross, this with White Horse/Invicta centre and title circle ‘Kent Volunteer Rifles’, two screw post fasteners; two blackened brass glengarry/shako badges being QVC over an oval strap ‘East Kent Rifles’ both with White Horse/Invicta centres, two loop fasteners on each; an NCOs pouch belt plate (?) being a brass QVC over...
Kent Rifle Volunteers Officer’s Hall Marked Silver Pouch Belt Plate. An extremely fine example featuring a QVC over laurel sprays and enclosing an ornate cross and star rays, in the centre on a diamond shaped background a pin through White Horse/Invicta, Hall Marked Birmingham 1859 by JB, four screw post fasteners, excellent condition £200-300
Kent Rifle Volunteers Insignia. Comprising three pouch badges of identical outline featuring a central White Horse/Invicta set within a multi rayed double star outline, one in heavy cast silver plate, the second in die stamped silver plate and the third in die stamped w/metal, all with two screw post fasteners; two o/r shako plates of similar format, the first being a crowned coiled bugle horn with attendant oak sprays, in the centre a White Horse on a gauze backing, the second item in die...
Kent Rifle Volunteers Three Pouch Belt Plates. Three fine quality examples of identical outline, the first in silver plate featuring a QVC over a plain plinth and laurel sprays, in the centre an ornate cross and star rays bearing thereon the White Horse/Invicta on a diamond shaped ground, this example with a shaped backing plate, four screw post fasteners; the second in heavy die cast silver plate, this example without a backing plate, four screw post fasteners; the third example in die...
Hammer Price: £280
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