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Thursday 30 March 2023, 10:00 AM • Sarzana

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A rare shako of an artillery officer, 1820-30

Estimate

€ 2.000 - 3.000

Sold

€ 5.750

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

Regno di Sardegna
height 26 cm
Very high skull covered with black felt, the upper part and visor made of leather, the visor finely decorated with a band featuring three rows of hearts at the centre and checkered at the border. With a threaded band for officers' ranks under the peak, a black velvet stripe on the lower border. The front side with a large brass Savoy eagle decoration keeping most of the original gilding under crown and above two crossed cannons. With a grenade above a light blue, silk cockade above the badge. With lions' heads and hooks holding the chain on the lower side and on the rear part. Leather scabbard, a label "PIETRO BORRA MASTRO CALZOLAJO DEL REGGIMENTO DE' DRAGONI....IN TORINO" under the peak.