SUPERB 19th. CENTURY BROWN SABLE COLOUR FUR BUSBY WITH PLUME
THIS IS A FIRST CLASS ORIGINAL ANTIQUE BUSBY POSSIBLY TO THE 10th. ROYAL HUSSARS (PRINCE OF WALES OWN) THE BUSBY IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND SHOWS EXTREMELY WELL FOR AN ITEM THAT IS 120 YEARS OLD NO OTHER SIGNS OF MOTH DAMAGE
THERE IS MINIMAL LOSS OF FUR JUST A SMALL AMOUNT AROUND THE TOP EDGE AS SHOWN IN PICTURE (6) IT HAS A SCARLET BAG, TWO LINES OF GOLD LINE AROUND THE CENTRE POINT OF HAT, A GILT BULLION BOSS TO THE FRONT, A GILT METAL PLUME HOLDER AND A SCARLET COCK FEATHER PLUME WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 10″ HIGH OR 26 CMS. THE SCARLET BAG HAS THREE LINES OF GOLD BRAID AND A GOLD FABRIC BOSS BUTTON. THE CHINSTRAP IS IN CHAIN LINKED BRASS AND APPEARS TO HAVE HAD GILDING AT SOME POINT THE BACK LEATHER IS IN THE SAME WHITE KID AS THE SWEATBAND
THE INTERIOR HAS A NUMBER TO THE CROWN (THIS COULD BE AN ISSUE NUMBER OR A DATE) THE LINER IS IN CANVAS CLOTH MATERIAL TIGHTLY WOVEN AND THE FINGERS OF THE HEADBAND AND THE BAND ITSELF ARE IN A WHITE KID LEATHER, THE WHOLE OF THE INTERIOR SHOWS INGRAINED DIRT AND IS COMMENSURATE WITH ITS AGE.
THE SIZE OF THE BUSBY IS 21-1/2″ OR 54/55 CMS. THIS BUSBY IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION AND WOULD MAKE AN AMAZING ADDITION TO ANY COLLECTION. I HAVE PLACED A RESERVE ON THE HAT BUT IT IS A REASONABLE ONE CONSIDERING THE ANTIQUITY OF THE HAT
ALL ITEMS TO BE SETTLED WITHIN FOUR DAYS OF AUCTION ENDING PLEASE CONTACT THE VENDOR IF YOU ARE THE WINNING BIDDER
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