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A rare lieutenat general's peaked cap of the Italian protectorate of the kingdom of Albania, 1939-43
Estimate
€ 500 - 800
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€ 5.250
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Regno d'Italia
height 17 cm
Made of white, summer fabric with threaded effects, with two-headed eagle under the crown of Albania and above fasces. Thin chin-strap on buttons. White, silk lining with gold stamp of the supplier of the Royal Case Beretta & Co. Successors Faré under three Savoy coats of arms. Light signs of use. The peaked cap belonged to Francesco Jacomoni of San Savio (1893-1973), he was ambassador to Albania, and after the Italian occupation he was Lieutenant General of the Kingdom of Albania. After the fall of Fascism, he was arrested, tried and sentenced to twenty-four years in prison, but was set free in 1946 after the amnesty wanted by the Government.
height 17 cm
Made of white, summer fabric with threaded effects, with two-headed eagle under the crown of Albania and above fasces. Thin chin-strap on buttons. White, silk lining with gold stamp of the supplier of the Royal Case Beretta & Co. Successors Faré under three Savoy coats of arms. Light signs of use. The peaked cap belonged to Francesco Jacomoni of San Savio (1893-1973), he was ambassador to Albania, and after the Italian occupation he was Lieutenant General of the Kingdom of Albania. After the fall of Fascism, he was arrested, tried and sentenced to twenty-four years in prison, but was set free in 1946 after the amnesty wanted by the Government.