Lot 547
A FINE VICTORIAN OFFICER'S QUEEN'S OWN CAMERON HIGHLANDERS VOLUNTEER BATTALION SPORRAN
19TH CENTURY
Scottish Silver & Applied Arts
Auction: 14 August 2019 at 11:00 BST
£1,250
Description
the large silvered deeply chased cantle with displays of thistles and oak leaves with acorn, surrounding regimental badge and with Peninsula, Egypt and Waterloo battle honours within ribbon, the horse hair body with six silver bullion and blue silk tassels, with red morocco leather backing
Dimensions
20cm width of cantle, 53cm overall length approximately
Footnote
Note: This rare sporran is from the much rarer volunteer battalion Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, denoted by the silvered cantle and silver bullion tassels rather than gilded and gold bullion as found on the standard regimental version.